东北虎 (西伯利亚虎)

📖 1. 概览

现生猫科动物中体型最庞大的顶级掠食者，是自古以来在朝鲜半岛被尊奉为“山君”的东北虎（韩国虎）。

🌐 Wikipedia 摘要摘录

The Siberian tiger or Amur tiger is a population of the tiger subspecies Panthera tigris tigris native to Northeast China, the Russian Far East, and possibly North Korea. It once ranged throughout the Korean Peninsula, but was eradicated in the area during the period of Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945, and currently inhabits mainly the Sikhote-Alin mountain region in the southwest of Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East. In 2005, there were 331–393 adult and subadult Siberian tigers in this region, with a breeding adult population of about 250 individuals. The population had been stable for more than a decade because of intensive conservation efforts, but partial surveys conducted after 2005 indicate that the Russian tiger population was declining. An initial census held in 2015 indicated that the Siberian tiger population had increased to 480–540 individuals in the Russian Far East, including 100 cubs. This was followed up by a more detailed census, which revealed there was a total population of 562 wild Siberian tigers in Russia. As of 2014, about 35 individuals were estimated to be in the international border area between Russia and China. As of 2022, about 756 Siberian tigers, including 200 cubs, were estimated to inhabit the Russian Far East.

🦴 2. 身体结构与特征

拥有能抵御零下40度雪原的浓密冬毛、巨大的足垫、约4,500N的咬合力以及10cm的钩状利爪。

🔍 3. 生态与行为

过着独居生活，一只雄性的活动范围最大可达1,000km²。主要捕食野猪和马鹿。

🇰🇷 4. 与韩国的关联

被韩国环境部指定为濒危野生生物I级，目前在庆尚北道奉化国立白头大干树木园的“老虎林”中进行保护研究。