1. Which of the 5 tiger subspecies is the smallest?
Siberian
Sumatran
Bengal

2. The Sumatran tiger is found:
throughout Indonesia
only on Borneo
only on Sumatra

3. In 1978 there were an estimated 1,000 wild Sumatran tigers. How many are left in the wild today?
800 to 900
2,000 to 2,400
400 to 500

4. The decline in tiger population is a result of:
poaching for Asian medicine
destruction of habitat because of human overpopulation
both of the above

5. The Sumatran tiger hunts mostly:
during the morning
at night
at dusk

6. The Sumatran tiger will hunt:
wild boar and deer
fish, fowl and crocodiles
both of the above

7. Why does the Sumatran tiger has narrow closely space stripes?
as an adaptation to its habitat which is most often tall grass
to camouflage it while up in trees
for no particular reason

8. Why does the Sumatran tiger have interesting feet?
it has 5 front toes
it has webbing between the toes
it has blunt claws like a cheetah

9. Over time white spots have evolved on the backs of tiger's ears. How might these spots help the tiger?
by helping cubs keep track of their mothers
by functioning as false eyes to predators approaching from behind
they do not help the tiger at all

10. Tiger cubs stay with their mothers until the age of:
6 to 8 months old
2 to 2 1/2 years old
4 years old

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