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I haven’t felt well for the last few days, and still don’t feel
much chop after doing anything I find myself tired again, and it’s getting me
down.
Anyway, here is a bit more about tigers, did you know there are
eight sub-species of tiger, they are the Bali tiger, Bengal tiger, Caspian
tiger, Ind-Chinese tiger, Javan tiger, Siberian tiger, South China tiger and
the Sumatran tiger. Although the Caspian, Bali & Javan tigers are now extinct.
The rest are still endangered.
The largest tiger is the Siberian tiger found in Russia.
The smallest tiger is the Sumatran tiger found on the island of Sumatra
in Indonesia.
The South Chinese tiger is considered to be the evolutionary
ancestor of all the tigers in the world. It is the most endangered.
There are tales of the Great Bengal Tigers being ferocious man
eaters but almost all wild tigers avoid humans, thus fatal attacks by tigers on
humans is thankfully rare. They generally will only attack if provoked or
injured.
Many adult males claim territory as their own keeping other
males out a territory is usually about 52sq km or 20 sq miles and usually
includes a body of water.
Tigers communicate by using different sounds.
There are some white tigers, they have white fur and chocolate-brown
or black stripes, they also have blue eyes were other tigers have yellow eyes
and are very rare. Most of them can be found in zoos.
Tigers get a bad rap. The old circus used to promote them as man- eating tigers. That white tiger with the brown stripes is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHope you’re feeling better soon
Yes they do get a bad rap
DeleteI so hope you are feeling better, Jo-Anne. Thanks for braving your illness to give us some more great info on tigers. God bless!
ReplyDeleteI am starting to improve, thanks for dropping by
DeleteMajestic creatures.
ReplyDeleteThat they are
DeleteHope you are feeling a bit better today.
ReplyDeleteI am, thank you
DeleteI hope you feel better. I've been struggling lately too. Very interesting information on the tigers. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI do feel better, I am finding the big cats so interesting
DeleteI knew there were different kinds but not that there were that many of them. Love the white one!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better.
The white one looks so handsome and stunning
DeleteWhy were those handsome tigers hunted nearly into extinction? For food?
ReplyDeleteNo but for their body parts to be used in traditional Chinese medicine
DeleteI do hope you're feeling better soon. Our local university team mascot is the tiger and there are tiger paws painted, decal-ed, and added to everything : ) Of course there's no live mascot on the field, just someone dressed in a tiger suit, but if you donate to the university some of the funds go to support field work of various student-faculty teams committed to saving wild tigers in India and around the world. This is a good thing I think. Take care!
ReplyDeleteI would have been shocked if they had a live tiger as a mascot, someone in a tiger suit is far safer, and I agree donating something to save the tigers is a good thing
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