The tigers that populate this region are commonly referred to as Siberian tigers, but they are more accurately known as the Amur tiger. It was very nearly a perfect habitat for the tigers - until humans showed up. There, in Russia's Far East, subarctic animals - such as caribou and wolves - mingle with tigers and other species of the subtropics. The most bio-diverse region in all of Russia lies on a chunk of land sandwiched between China and the Pacific Ocean. John Vaillant's The Tiger is part natural history, part Russian history and part thriller it tells a gripping and gory story of what it's like to stalk - and be stalked by - the largest species of cat still walking the Earth. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
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