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Amur Tiger
August 2 , 2025
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- The Amur tiger or Siberian tiger is revered as a spiritual being by an indigenous group like the Udege, Nanai, and Oroch in the Russian Far East.
- Known as ‘Amba’, the tiger is seen as a kinsman and master of the taiga tribes, central to shamanic rituals and hunting beliefs.
- Killing a tiger is taboo; if it dies, it is buried with full rites in sacred wooden houses called saktama.
- Some tribes believe in tiger-human marriages and shamans shapeshifting into tigers for spiritual journeys.
- The tiger holds cultural and spiritual significance beyond ecology, symbolising the identity and traditions of taiga communities.
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