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So as said this was the tiger pelt at the zoo. Such a beautiful animal but with a sad history to it. Before the zoo owned it the tiger was illegally poached and sold in the black market where it was later bought by someone. After a while of keeping this pelt he later donated to the Buffalo Zoo for educational purposes and to help protect these animals.
I was not sure what kind of tiger this was all I know is for a full on pelt it was pretty small. So I am thinking Amur Tiger. Sorry I couldn't get a good picture due to so many people wanting to see and pet it. The fur was very soft but still rough. The paw pads were also soft and sorta squishy.
I was not sure what kind of tiger this was all I know is for a full on pelt it was pretty small. So I am thinking Amur Tiger. Sorry I couldn't get a good picture due to so many people wanting to see and pet it. The fur was very soft but still rough. The paw pads were also soft and sorta squishy.
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So I'm supposed to ignore the "Tiger zoos" that never released a single tiger into the wild?
Or the supposedly illegal tiger wine that's actually being produced at said "zoos"?
There are lots of other reasons I'll place the brunt of the blame on the Chinese.
Anyone can poach a tiger, but they aren't doing anything they're saying they're doing to protect them.
Or the supposedly illegal tiger wine that's actually being produced at said "zoos"?
There are lots of other reasons I'll place the brunt of the blame on the Chinese.
Anyone can poach a tiger, but they aren't doing anything they're saying they're doing to protect them.
They can't release them these tigers were born in captivity they don't have the knowledge to survive out there, setting them free is actually illegal.
Tiger wine? That may be sold in China but zoos would never sell such things here.
The funds that are donated to the zoo goes to the animals. They want people to learn about them and to stop this from happening.
Also please don't go blaming China, every country in this world has their hands red on something.
Tiger wine? That may be sold in China but zoos would never sell such things here.
The funds that are donated to the zoo goes to the animals. They want people to learn about them and to stop this from happening.
Also please don't go blaming China, every country in this world has their hands red on something.
Every country has their own dirty little secrets. Including the good olde USA.
Just because ONE group did ONE thing you don't agree with doesn't mean you should hate everyone.
Like hating everyone of German decent because of what the Nazi party did, its just stupid.
For every one bad person there is there are 100s great people, who do great things, and change the world for the better.
Just because ONE group did ONE thing you don't agree with doesn't mean you should hate everyone.
Like hating everyone of German decent because of what the Nazi party did, its just stupid.
For every one bad person there is there are 100s great people, who do great things, and change the world for the better.
First: The yin-yang symbol is more commonly associated with Chinese Taoism, but it is also part of a system called Onmyōdō, which is a part of, and inspired by, Buddhism and Japanese Shintoism as well as Taoism. I am Shinto.
Second: I may hate the Chinese as a whole, but on the individual level, that just means I won't like you right off the bat. I am not racist in that I hate them because of their race, but wary of any Chinese I do not know because of their people's history. Just like the rest of the world is about the rest of the world. Given time, I can like anybody. The Chinese just takes a bit longer sometimes. Truth be told, I don't like the British very much, for both obvious reasons as an American and some not so obvious personal reasons, but I was engaged to one of the Queen's very own and one of my favorite friends in high school was a Chinese. There are different kinds, and reasons for, hate and you shouldn't jump to conclusions. Also, I realize I probably shouldn't have said #1 reason I hate the Chinese, but #1 thing I hate about the Chinese. Would've circumvented all of this nonsense from you people who don't even know me, but decided to jump to a conclusion about my character off of one comment -_-
And as an American, I know America has more than a fair share of fucks ups. One of my favorite jokes is how we Americans will keep doing the wrong thing until it's right. However, if you were to shoot the American equivalent of the tiger, the American bald eagle, you'd probably be shot on the spot rather than face the justice system. It all depends on who catches you first.
Now as for the comments on the tiger zoos above these comments, saying they can't release the tigers back into the wild because they've been raised in captivity is complete bullshit. We've rehabilitated so many captivity born animals and released them back into the wild you should slap yourself for saying that. Also, I do believe I said the tiger wine is sold in the Chinese "tiger zoos," not where ever you are. It was such an obvious inference, I can only assume you were either looking for something that wasn't there, or didn't understand what I said somehow.
The tigers in those "tiger zoos" are bred in captivity and die in captivity. The Chinese make no efforts to rehabilitate them whatsoever, and actually go out of their way to impede their natural instincts. They cram numerous tigers into small exhibits that are smaller than the territory a single wild tiger would control, and rather than release wild game into the habitat to allow the tigers to sharpen their hunting skills, they feed them dead chickens on sticks. Tiger zoos may actually be doing more harm than good for China's, and the world's since China houses the majority, tiger population.There's a reason why they are more commonly known as tiger farms. Simply put, if they WANTED to release the tigers into the wild, they could've done so already. That being said, there may be some legitimate tiger zoos in China, but since the Chinese government isn't funding tiger rehabilitation, or really trying to stop poachers as much as they've tried to lead others to believe for that matter, they're fighting an uphill battle.
Second: I may hate the Chinese as a whole, but on the individual level, that just means I won't like you right off the bat. I am not racist in that I hate them because of their race, but wary of any Chinese I do not know because of their people's history. Just like the rest of the world is about the rest of the world. Given time, I can like anybody. The Chinese just takes a bit longer sometimes. Truth be told, I don't like the British very much, for both obvious reasons as an American and some not so obvious personal reasons, but I was engaged to one of the Queen's very own and one of my favorite friends in high school was a Chinese. There are different kinds, and reasons for, hate and you shouldn't jump to conclusions. Also, I realize I probably shouldn't have said #1 reason I hate the Chinese, but #1 thing I hate about the Chinese. Would've circumvented all of this nonsense from you people who don't even know me, but decided to jump to a conclusion about my character off of one comment -_-
And as an American, I know America has more than a fair share of fucks ups. One of my favorite jokes is how we Americans will keep doing the wrong thing until it's right. However, if you were to shoot the American equivalent of the tiger, the American bald eagle, you'd probably be shot on the spot rather than face the justice system. It all depends on who catches you first.
Now as for the comments on the tiger zoos above these comments, saying they can't release the tigers back into the wild because they've been raised in captivity is complete bullshit. We've rehabilitated so many captivity born animals and released them back into the wild you should slap yourself for saying that. Also, I do believe I said the tiger wine is sold in the Chinese "tiger zoos," not where ever you are. It was such an obvious inference, I can only assume you were either looking for something that wasn't there, or didn't understand what I said somehow.
The tigers in those "tiger zoos" are bred in captivity and die in captivity. The Chinese make no efforts to rehabilitate them whatsoever, and actually go out of their way to impede their natural instincts. They cram numerous tigers into small exhibits that are smaller than the territory a single wild tiger would control, and rather than release wild game into the habitat to allow the tigers to sharpen their hunting skills, they feed them dead chickens on sticks. Tiger zoos may actually be doing more harm than good for China's, and the world's since China houses the majority, tiger population.There's a reason why they are more commonly known as tiger farms. Simply put, if they WANTED to release the tigers into the wild, they could've done so already. That being said, there may be some legitimate tiger zoos in China, but since the Chinese government isn't funding tiger rehabilitation, or really trying to stop poachers as much as they've tried to lead others to believe for that matter, they're fighting an uphill battle.
India has the majority of the world's wild tiger population (around 1,200 give or take) while China has less than 50 wild tigers. BUT China has the majority of the world's tiger population with over 4,000 captive tigers.
The last census shows there are less wild tigers in the world than China has in captivity.
The last census shows there are less wild tigers in the world than China has in captivity.
They refuse to rehabilitate any of their tigers for release into the wild to help build the population of wild tigers back up.
Contrary to what people believe, zoos can't keep a species from going extinct, at least until we start cloning.
If the wild tiger population goes extinct, then that brings an end to any hopes of introducing new genetics into the captive population and genetic degradation will kill off all tigers in captivity eventually.
Contrary to what people believe, zoos can't keep a species from going extinct, at least until we start cloning.
If the wild tiger population goes extinct, then that brings an end to any hopes of introducing new genetics into the captive population and genetic degradation will kill off all tigers in captivity eventually.
So... I guess I still don't see your hatred for the country as a whole. I am rather sure the Chinese as a people wont bring the tigers to extinction since they are not the only ones who have tigers.
I think you are just choosing to spread your hatred for a country on this persons picture upload, its really uncool.
I think you are just choosing to spread your hatred for a country on this persons picture upload, its really uncool.
Yeah but sadly when it comes to poachers it's all for the money a good percent of the time. A tiger pelt alone is worth about $10-18k it's really disgusting what poachers will do to get money. All I know is I am glad this pelt is being highly respected from the zoo instead of collecting dust somewhere or being used as a rug x.x
We eat cows and chickens for food just as some Asian countries eat cats and dogs. I guess everyone sees many things as a taboo. Hell I know some people in France eat horses because of how healthy the meat is.
We eat cows and chickens for food just as some Asian countries eat cats and dogs. I guess everyone sees many things as a taboo. Hell I know some people in France eat horses because of how healthy the meat is.
that poor kitty ;^;.. i hate poachers so much.. you dont even know.. if i werent such a humble person, i'd set out to kill every human that kills these beautiful beasts ;^;... all that aside though, this is a beautiful pelt, that animal was probably so majestic while it was alive.
Ah I hear ya it's a shame on the things they do. I'm sure this Tiger had an amazing life before something like this happened, I couldn't help but feel upset that the tiger was killed during this era. I did smile to the fact that the young children who went to see the pelt were so highly curious of the Tiger and asked many questions to the zoo keeper.
that's good at least :) my zoo (and i know this sounds wrong at first) pelts their own animals after they die. then they use them as teaching tools as well :) i think it's a really respectful way to keep the animal around and help educate the children, and besides.. one day these beautiful big cats might not be around anymore :'(.. as one of the plaques in the cleveland zoo says "it will be a sad day when a child has to ask 'what was a lion?'.."
well at least they got him mounted by someone who knows what they're doing :) it'd be a damn shame to see them turn out like some of those other mounts :'< it's like, i see alot were the person has been mounting different pelts for years and they specialize in like 3 animals, and do the rest anyway and they totally screw them up... it's sickening ya know?.. but yeah...
and i know :'C i love my big kittys! i wish there was something i could do, i swear to god, if i ever get my hands on those poachers.. i'd.... I'D.... harrumph >:I
and i know :'C i love my big kittys! i wish there was something i could do, i swear to god, if i ever get my hands on those poachers.. i'd.... I'D.... harrumph >:I
Yeah I agree I wish they can hire like very professional taxidermist who really know what they're doing.
Here's a picture of the stuffed one I took but the pic quality is meh
http://www.iaza.com/work/120905C/ia.....5723514400.jpg
I have a soft spot for Snow Leopards. They're so rare it breaks my heart to see them being poached and scientist are still trying to learn so much about them too.
Here's a picture of the stuffed one I took but the pic quality is meh
http://www.iaza.com/work/120905C/ia.....5723514400.jpg
I have a soft spot for Snow Leopards. They're so rare it breaks my heart to see them being poached and scientist are still trying to learn so much about them too.
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