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Bashii, a male Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) at the Australia Zoo has a bit of a yawn while out for a walk, exposing his rather intimidating maw and curling his tongue back as if to show everyone where food is supposed to go.
All things considered, Bashii was a very relaxed cat during the tiger encounter, which I was fortunate enough to be given by Terri Irwin. We stopped when he stopped with the Australia Zoo tiger team making him feel as happy as possible. This is one of the things that sets Australia Zoo apart from other zoos which often force their animals on a whim to do photo sessions with loud, obnoxious guests flashing their cameras. At the Australia Zoo, the tiger encounters are fun for guests, but also an enjoyable enrichment experience for the tigers who get to explore vast expanses of land.
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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 3,200 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://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
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All things considered, Bashii was a very relaxed cat during the tiger encounter, which I was fortunate enough to be given by Terri Irwin. We stopped when he stopped with the Australia Zoo tiger team making him feel as happy as possible. This is one of the things that sets Australia Zoo apart from other zoos which often force their animals on a whim to do photo sessions with loud, obnoxious guests flashing their cameras. At the Australia Zoo, the tiger encounters are fun for guests, but also an enjoyable enrichment experience for the tigers who get to explore vast expanses of land.
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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 3,200 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://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
Buy a Print of this Photo!
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 800 x 625px
File Size 544.5 kB
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