5 December 17:29
In the Krasnoyarsk Flora and Fauna Park “Roev Ruchey” they talked about the uniqueness of Amur tigers.
Basically, these animals live in the tropics, in the heat: Bengal tigers – in India, WithUmatran – in Indonesia. And only the Ussuri or Amur tiger is the only subspecies that lives in the snow and has mastered the frost.
“A fur coat is the main weapon against the cold. The winter fur of the Amur tiger is a miracle of natural engineering. Two layers: dense undercoat and long outer coat. The undercoat retains heat, while the outer fur repels water and snow. The thickness of the fur on the back is up to five centimeters. On the stomach and the inside of the paws – up to ten,” reported the press service of the park.
Zimoy Amur the tiger looks fluffier And more voluminous. Visually loses weight in summer because fur is thinning And linyes. And here's to autumn begins to grow again fur. Thus nNature prepares him for the cold in advance.
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