Hunting threatens the future of the Amur tiger, the world's largest cat

The endangered cats, also known as Amur tigers, were born on Friday.

The fortunes of the Amur tiger have been more encouraging than most.

It was perfect habitat for Amur tigers, but very hard on humans.

The male Amur tiger leads the way ahead of the two young females.

The Amur tiger, it could be said, takes a Stalinist approach to competition.

Putin thanked Western researchers for being involved in programmes to save the Amur tigers.

The Amur tiger has now taken to resting on top of the shelter, guarding his friend.

In Primorye, the Amur tiger is the latest, most exquisitely lethal manifestation of this creative impulse.

Amur tigers have been known to eat everything from salmon and ducks to adult brown bears.

Timur appears to think the Amur tiger is his leader chasing and following it at every turn.

Timur is sleeping a the spot inside the Amur tiger's shelter where the large cat previously rested.

Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are found in the far east of Russia and north-eastern China.

The Amur tiger's affection for Timur the goat is highly unusual after three years of hunting other goats.

But tigers are different: when dealing with its subjects, the male Amur tiger can be vicious, shrewd, and vindictive.

Writer visits a female Amur tiger in the Indianapolis zoo...