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Update: Now found on the main page of WildAid.org
A Siberian Tiger at the Toronto Zoo named Tonghua
A few years back, I was surprised to find him chuffing at me on several occasions. After talking with the keepers I found out that he does not do that too often, rather, he is very quiet.
I touched the photo up a bit, mainly darkening and blurring the background and sides for contrast and to maintain that the center of visual interest is the face. I also did some minor edits to his face to take out some unusual coloring that ultimately detracted from the photo. In the end, this photo is almost identical to the original.
Majestic fellow indeed...
This species, like its brothers, is increasingly under threat from habitat loss, prey depletion, and poaching for traditional medicines. We do not have to let them go extinct, we can make a difference. Please, go to this http://www.wildaid.org/endangeredsp.....index.asp?id=1 and find out what you can do to help. You can also contact me personally...I'll be happy to answer your questions.
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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.
If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself (http://www.savethetigerfund.org/), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org/), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
A Siberian Tiger at the Toronto Zoo named Tonghua
A few years back, I was surprised to find him chuffing at me on several occasions. After talking with the keepers I found out that he does not do that too often, rather, he is very quiet.
I touched the photo up a bit, mainly darkening and blurring the background and sides for contrast and to maintain that the center of visual interest is the face. I also did some minor edits to his face to take out some unusual coloring that ultimately detracted from the photo. In the end, this photo is almost identical to the original.
Majestic fellow indeed...
This species, like its brothers, is increasingly under threat from habitat loss, prey depletion, and poaching for traditional medicines. We do not have to let them go extinct, we can make a difference. Please, go to this http://www.wildaid.org/endangeredsp.....index.asp?id=1 and find out what you can do to help. You can also contact me personally...I'll be happy to answer your questions.
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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.
If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself (http://www.savethetigerfund.org/), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org/), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 863 x 647px
File Size 414.7 kB
It may be the fact that males, especially in Amur tigers, tend to have rounder and "boofier" heads. Females, on the other hand are more likely to have the "triangle". In any case it does vary by individual.
In terms of ruffs, I believe it is another trait that seems to vary by geography and subspecies. Sumatran males will have longer ruffs which get smaller the further north you go. Male Amur tigers will tend the have the shortest ruffs (almost paradoxically, they do have the longest general body hair). Don't quote me on that though...I'm less sure with the ruffs, but it does fit the general pattern.
In terms of ruffs, I believe it is another trait that seems to vary by geography and subspecies. Sumatran males will have longer ruffs which get smaller the further north you go. Male Amur tigers will tend the have the shortest ruffs (almost paradoxically, they do have the longest general body hair). Don't quote me on that though...I'm less sure with the ruffs, but it does fit the general pattern.
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