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Perfect lighting at the zoo today (overcast) and the Tigers were frisky after breakfast.
Tons of pics today. I'm outta here for now.
The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which was reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa.
Another shot of T12, the magnificent male tiger shot at Sultanour in Zone 1, Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.
Ranthambhore in Sawai Madhopur District of Rajasthan is arguably, the best place to spot tigers. I feel it is certainly one of the best, if not the very best place for photographing tigers in the wild. June is probably an unthinkable time of the year for the uninitiated to think of visiting the desert state of Rajasthan, but the cognoscenti prefer to brave the scorching sun because the scarce availability of water narrows down the 'beat' of a tiger. The prey, the hunter and of course, the photographer gather around the few 'water holes'.
I believe that this is Lani, the female white Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) at Busch Gardens Tampa. It was definitely nap time when we were there. This shot was taken while I was in the tiger "pop-up" area so I was less than five feet away from her. Kewl!
Edit: this could also be either Charisse or Kanha. Busch Gardens isn't really forthcoming with which tigers they have and/or which ones have been moved to other zoos.
Point Defiance, Tacoma, Wa
This shot was taken in 2005, but it is the same tiger that appears on the cover of the September 2007 Popular Photography
One of the Beautiful Tigers at Whipsnade Zoo... My favorite of the Big Cats... These were very difficult to photograph through two layers of fencing.....
Another shot of him up on top of his platform, a couple of comments down the page.. (As I did it wrong the first time lol)
Explore #330 September 21st 09
And this is my Favorite Tiger poem......
Tyger Tyger. burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye.
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat.
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp.
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears:
Did he smile His work to see?
Did he who made the lamb make thee?
Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
The Tyger
William Blake
Sumatran Tiger -Tiger Trail
Home to six critically endangered Sumatran tigers.
The Sumatran tiger is a rare tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population was estimated at 441 to 679.
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Taken at: SDZ Safari Park
Escondido, CA
Finally managed to catch these guys awake (even if they weren't really doing much) during a quick visit to Taronga Zoo today.
This tiger wasnt at a zoo. We were able to play with it and pet it all day. There is another picture of my son petting it on my page
In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately,
due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely
and due to their tiny
size, they died shortly after birth.
The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started
to decline in health,
although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the
loss of her litter had caused
the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if
the tigress could surrogate
another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.
After checking with many other zoos across the country, the
depressing news was that there
were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother.. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only
orphans that could be
found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and
vets wrapped the piglets in
tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they
become cubs or pork chops?
Take a look...you won't believe your eyes!!
In fear of my life I took this picture. The threat was not coming from the tiger, because a thick glass window was between us, but from these prams and trollies that hit me from behind :P