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The World's Largest Feline !

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The greatest of all !       The Siberian Tiger, also called the Amur Tiger, is the largest species of feline on the planet, and the third largest terrestrial predator in the world. Previously considered one of the 6 still existing tiger species, since 2017 all subspecies of Asian continental tigers have been grouped into a only subspecies of tiger (Panthera tigris tigris ), differing from island Asian tigers, like a Sumatran Tiger.      The Siberian Tiger is the largest feline in the world, the largest male ever found had 4.03 meters long and 465 kg, but on average an adult male is between 2.70 and 3.70 meters long and 310 kg, while females are slightly smaller measuring between 2.20 and 2.70 meters long and weigh on average 120 to 170 kg. Originally, the Siberian Tiger had a wide distribution across much of Asia, but its population was reduced by 95%, because the Siberian Tiger was extremely hunted so much for its skin so much because it was treated a...
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The great feline of the Americas

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The Jaguar      Named as a jaguar, Onça-Pintada, Onça-Preta or jaguaretê, the jaguar is the largest feline in the Americas and the third largest in the world, second only to the lion and tiger.  As jaguars usually live in closed and dense forests and are scattered throughout america (north, south and central), however, in most of these places it was extinct, as in the United States and parts of South America, today its largest population is in Brazil. Among all regions, the Brazilian "Pantanal" is the place with the highest density of this animal in the world, with about 20.000 jaguars. Foto: Christian Vinces / Shutterstock.com      The total length is up to 2.70 meters and weighs between 35 kg to 160 kg. Its coat varies from light yellow to brown and is characterized by black spots in the form of rosettes of different sizes, function as markings to differentiate individuals, as they are unique in each of them. In many regions, jaguars are called ...
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