by Michael Photo by wolfsavard (Flickr) About 40 years ago only a few people gave a second thought as to whether circus tigers were a bad thing. The world has changed and people are becoming more sensitive to what is right for the animal not what we find entertaining. One recent reason for this …
by Michael (London, UK) I am not going to write a lot about the Caspian tiger because it is an extinct tiger that never existed . Other names are: Hyrcanian Tiger, Turan Tiger. The scientific name: formerly Panthera tigris virgata (this would seem to be redundant). This is a tiger that happened to live …
China – Tiger Farms In truth, the Bengal tiger population is not clearly known. Today, December 2018, I have reviewed the Bengal tiger population and I note that Wikipedia states an estimate of 2500 and National Geographic presents a figure of 4000 (which is clearly wrong). It’s a difficult position to be in because …
by Michael (London, UK) Tiger cub but still pretty big at 50lbs – photo by Financial Aid Podcast Here’s some pictures and facts about baby tigers. Tigresses are very cautious and protective about their cubs. Tigresses will risk their lives and have charged at people who are inadvertently too near the den. The cubs …
The current wildcat news which is considered good news is that the Amur leopard population has almost doubled to 12 (2011). The bad bit about this news is the ridiculously low figure. And let’s not forget that it is difficult to count wildcat numbers and there is nearly always a vested interest there somewhere …
Animal Trivia This is not really animal trivia as some of it is serious stuff. Here are stats in relation to cats (cat stats..!) Some USA figures From The Human Society of the United States (I am not sure what date these figures relate to although they are probably quite current): There are approximately …
by Soheil (Germany) Lion – Photo added by Michael (Admin) – photo by Martin_Heigan (Flickr – link at base of page) Hello to all lion vs tiger fans, here are some reasons that attest that a male lion is a winner in 9 of 10 fights (comparing African lion to any type of tiger …
