Sumatran tigers strongly prefer uncultivated forests and make little use of plantations of acacia and oil palm even if these are available. Within natural forest areas, they tend to use areas with higher …

Like all tigers, Sumatran tigers are carnivores. They will prey on almost any available animal, big or small. This includes fish, monkeys, wild boar, tapirs, and deer, among many others. They...

In the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatran tigers often prey on Great argus, Pig-tailed macaques, Malayan porcupines, Malayan tapirs, Banded pigs, Greater and Lesser mouse-deer, …

Sumatran tigers are obligate carnivores and are capable of taking prey considerably more massive than themselves. Their diet includes goats, wild boar, cattle, deer, fish, crocodiles, and fowls.

Prey: In Sumatra, tigers primarily eat wild pigs, sambar & barking deer, and primates such as macaques. Tigers are able to take down prey up to 4 times their size, and prefer to consume larger animals, …

These carnivorous cats can hunt large animals as prey, including cattle, baby elephants, and tapir. The majority of their diet is made up of wild pigs and deer, though they also hunt some smaller animals …

Mar 21, 2025 · At the top of the food chain, they hunt a variety of prey. Tiger prey includes larger mammals like sambar deer, muntjac, tapir and wild boar. Bearded pigs are a key part of their diet. …

There are no tigers native to Africa. The fact that the tiger still survives in all the eight provinces in Sumatra is down to its adaptability and versatility, but most importantly how much prey, fresh water …

Sumatran tigers are nocturnal hunters who are equipped to take down a wide variety of prey. If the prey is more than half the tiger’s weight, the tiger will bite the prey’s throat, but if the prey is smaller, the …

Our method of plotting spatial and temporal overlap between predator and prey species and creating composite index scores from camera-trap data could be useful for inferring the encounter rates of …