The Malayan tiger is a smaller-sized subspecies of tiger, found throughout Malaysia and parts of Thailand. The Malayan tiger is today an endangered species
but one of the more numerous wild tiger species. The Malayan tiger is
found throughout the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula
with its range also extending into parts of southern Thailand. The
Malayan tiger is found inhabiting the less-dense forests and jungles
where there is a higher supply of food.
The Malayan tiger is the smallest species of tiger along with the Sumatran tiger,
with average female Malayan tigers growing to around 2 meters in
length. The smaller size of the Malayan tiger helps it to remain unseen
in the clearer parts of the Malaysian jungle. The Malayan tiger
was once thought to be the same as the Indochinese tiger, a larger tiger
species found in the more northern parts of south-east Asia, and it was
only recently that the two were classified as separate subspecies.
The Malayan tiger is a dominant and carnivorous predator,
hunting it's prey by stalking it until the Malayan tiger has the
opportunity to catch it off guard. Malayan tigers primarily hunt larger
mammals including deer, wild boar, cattle and goats. Due to the size and
power of the Malayan tiger, it has no natural predators in its native
environment. Humans that hunt the Malayan tiger and habitat loss are the
only threats to the Malayan tiger.
After a gestation period of 3 to 4 months, the female Malayan tiger gives birth to up to 5 cubs. Newborn Malayan tiger cubs
weigh about 1 kg (2 lb) and are blind and helpless. The mother feeds
them milk for about 2 months and then the Malayan tiger cubs are
introduced to meat. Malayan tiger cubs depend on their mother for the
first 18 months and then they start hunting on their own. Today, due to
habitat loss caused by deforestation, and hunting by human poachers, the
Malayan tiger is considered to be an endangered species. Source
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