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The wonderful thing about tiggers
Is tiggers are wonderful things!
Their tops are made out of rubber
Their bottoms are made out of springs!
They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy
Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!
But the most wonderful thing about tiggers is
I'm the only one
Tiggers are cuddly fellas
Tiggers are awfully sweet
Ev'ryone el-us is jealous
That's why I repeat... and repeat
The wonderful thing about tiggers
Is tiggers are marvelous claps!
They're loaded with vim and vigor
They love to leap in your laps!
They're jumpy, bumpy, clumpy, thumpy
Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!
But the most wonderful thing about tiggers is
I'm the only one
I-I-I'm , the only... oof!
Ouch!
Ok so not much rubber or springs here, but the incarserated Tiger at Chester Zoo, just checking on the photographers
Only half relaxing - there were wolves within his eyesight and he would have loved to be able to get at them - I took a photo of the male lion on the same woodpile last time - now he has joined the female lion in her enclosure.
Sumatran tiger cub at ZSL London Zoo. Photographed with a Canon EOS 550D at 400mm focal length.
Three cubs (two male and one female), were born February 3rd.
Mother is Melati, born at Perth Zoo, Australia. Father is Jae Jae, born at San Francisco Zoo, USA.
There are approximately 300 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, so this is a critically endangered species.
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From a photo I took at the zoo, a tiger in pastels.
It's weird how pastels photograph, for me, anyway. In the real pastel painting, it looks much smoother. In the photo, all of those lines pop out.
Anyone good at photographing pastels? Any tips you can share?
Tigers and their superlative qualities have been a source of fascination for mankind since ancient times, and they are routinely visible as important cultural and media motifs. They are also considered one of the charismatic megafauna, and are used as the face of conservation campaigns worldwide. In a 2004 online poll conducted by cable television channel Animal Planet, involving more than 50,000 viewers from 73 countries, the tiger was voted the world's favourite animal with 21% of the vote, narrowly beating the dog.
Sumatran tigers are the smallest surviving tiger subspecies and are distinguished by heavy black stripes on their orange coats. They are protected by law in Indonesia, with tough provisions for jail time and steep fines. But despite increased efforts in tiger conservation—including law enforcement and antipoaching capacity—a substantial market remains in Sumatra and the rest of Asia for tiger parts and products. Sumatran tigers are losing their habitat and prey fast, and poaching shows no sign of decline.
This is Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) T39 of Ranthambhore - named Noor. She has had a cub named Sultan since we saw her in 2010.
Sighted in the vicinity of 25.98803,76.44383 (25°59'16.9"N 076°26'37.8"E)
18 December 2010 8:17am
Nikkor 400/2.8 VR
Sherbagh Resort, Ranthambhore National Park, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India
26.06366,76.43890 (26°03'49.2"N 076°26'20.0"E)
One of Chester Zoo's Tigers eating dinner. The zookeeper hides the meat in various locations around the enclosure, then the Tiger, hunts for its meal before it can eat. I was lucky enough to be fairly close to where this piece of meat had been hidden.
The Tiger is native to most of eastern and southern Asia.
Of the nine subspecies of modern tiger, three are extinct and the remaining six are classified as endangered, some critically so.
I'm sure everyone's getting pretty tired of seeing Sumatran Tigers on my photostream.......I just can't seem to help myself :)
Published:
The Market Magazine - A Friend In Peril, Website & Print
BC SPCA - Website, Exotic Animal Legislation
National Geographic Channel HD - Sumatra's Last Tigers, Documentary Cover
Book Cover - Animal World, Author Iwona Baturo
Endangered Sumatran tiger body parts sold openly in Indonesia
Hides and bones of endangered Sumatran tigers are sold openly in Indonesia for traditional medicines and jewelry, an environmental group said in a report published Wednesday.
The Britain-based wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC, said tiger body parts, including canine teeth, claws, fur, whiskers and bones were on sale in 10 percent of the 326 retail outlets surveyed during 2006 in 28 cities and towns across Sumatra,
Based on the number of teeth on sale, the group estimated that 23 tigers were killed to supply the products sold by goldsmiths, souvenir and antique shops and traditional Chinese pharmacies.
The number declined the group's previous survey in 1999-2002, when estimated 52 tigers were killed.
"Sadly, the decline in availability appears to be due to the dwindling number of tigers left in the wild," said Julia Ng, TRAFFIC's program officer for South-East Asia.
All of TRAFFIC's surveys indicated that Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, and Pancur Batu, about 15 kilometres away, are the main hubs for the trade in tiger parts.
The population of the Sumatra tiger, or Panthera tigris sumatrae, is estimated to be less than 500, Ng said. It is classified as critically endangered on the IUCN-World Conservation Union's list of the world's most-threatened species.
"Successive surveys continue to show that Sumatran tigers are being sold body part by body part into extinction", said Susan Lieberman, Director of WWF International's Species Programme.
"This is an enforcement crisis," Lieberman told DPA. "If Indonesian authorities need enforcement help from the international community they should ask for it. If not, they should demonstrate they are taking enforcement seriously."
Tonny Soehartono, director for biodiversity conservation at the Indonesian ministry of forestry, said efforts were being made to deal with the illgal wildlife trade.
"We have to deal with the trade. Currently we are facing many other crucial problems which, unfortunately, are causing the decline of Sumatran Tiger populations," Soehartono said.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged a 10-year effort to protect the Sumatran tiger during last year's conference on climate change in Bali Island.
Sumatra's remaining few tigers are also under threat from rampant deforestation by the pulp and paper and palm oil industries. The report warned that "unless tackled immediately," the combined threats of habitat loss and illegal trade will be the "death knell" for Indonesian tigers. (*)
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The Sumatran tiger is the smallest tiger in the world, a rare subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Distinguished by heavy black stripes, orange coats, slightly larger manes, and they are very good swimmers. Sadly the Sumatran Tiger is vulnerable to extinction.
Sumatran Tiger was classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008. The population is estimated to be less than 500 in the wild today. Tigers face unrelenting poachers, accelerated deforestation due to high logging activities taking place in their natural habitat, causing loss of their habitat and prey.
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