Malayan Tiger
Species Name: Malayan Tiger
Scientific Name: Panthera tigris jacksoni
Continent: Asia
Animal Name(s): Baheem (male, May 01) and Sita (female, Apr 01)
Top Predators:
Tiger stripes are unique – like your fingerprints. This is how scientists who study tigers can tell them apart.
Once mature, tigers are solitary; coming together only for mating.
Tigers have no predators, except humans.
Tigers communicate through scent, vocalizations, and visual signs like claw marks on trees.
At Reid Park Zoo:
A tiger’s stripes help it to hide (camouflage). If you can’t find the tiger, look along the plants on the edges of the exhibit; he might be hiding there.
Tigers are excellent swimmers, and you may find the tiger in this habitat enjoying the pool on a warm day.
Zoo Parents:
- Carter McClane
- Sarah Tarver-Wahlquist
- Todd Marble
- Carol Soule
- Anna Claughton
- Stephanie Suhay
- Joseph Suhay
- Diana Thomas
- Joshua Szablicki
