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Boreal forest & taiga

Meet the animals of boreal forest & taiga and read what we know about how they live there.

7 animals23 articles

Articles

Speed

Tigers sprint at about 49–65 km/h (30–40 mph) in short bursts: faster than any human, about as fast as lions,…

Tiger9 min read

Comparisons

Polar bears are bigger than grizzlies on average: males weigh 350–590 kg against 180–270 kg. Only the biggest coastal Alaskan…

Adaptations

Stripes that look green to deer, night vision about six times better than ours, 10 cm claws and strong swimming:…

Tiger11 min read

Diet & feeding

Siberian (Amur) tigers live mainly on wild boar, red deer, roe deer and sika deer, making a kill about once…

Senses

Deer see colors differently than we do, but they are able to see a wider range of colors. This is…

Deer6 min read

Size & weight

Early morning in a northern marsh. Something dark lifts its head out of the water, and keeps lifting. By the…

Moose18 min read

Comparisons

Wild tigers and lions never meet, so nobody really knows who would win. On paper the tiger is heavier on…

Lion6 min read

Comparisons

Tigers and grizzly bears live on different continents, so nobody knows who would win. A big Amur tiger and a…

Strength & bite force

A tiger can kill and drag prey about five times its own weight, and its canine bite is modelled at…

Tiger7 min read

Strength & bite force

Grizzly bears are powerful diggers and hunters, but their lifting strength and bite force have never been measured. Here is…

Records & rankings

An adult tiger usually weighs 75 to 325 kg (165 to 716 lb). Amur males are the heaviest wild tigers…

Tiger9 min read