There are three main types of variation in tiger appearance: body size, striping patterns and the coloration of the skin and skull characteristics. This post is about tiger stripes. The ground colour of tigers’s skins (pelages) varies from dark red … Continue reading →
The population of the Amur tiger is increasing. We are fortunate to have some new figures. They are reported by the Daily Telegraph newspaper online (2nd Dec. 2017). I would trust these figures, as they come direct from Russian conservationists, … Continue reading →
Here are a couple of fantastic pictures of Siberian tiger cubs taken in a zoo in south-west China. They are septuplets. The mother gave birth to her seven cubs on the 10th May 2017. China is trying to increase the … Continue reading →
The crate was in the airport’s customs hall. It was less than a third of a cubic metre in size. Inside were three young Siberian tigers infested with hundreds of maggots. They had been illegally imported into Lebanon. The destination … Continue reading →
A new casino has recently opened in Vladivostok, Russia (in the Primorye Entertainment Zone – part of a £330 million development to satisfy Chinese gamblers). This city straddles the habitat of the endangered Siberian tiger. It is said that Russia … Continue reading →
This is a harrowing, sad and upsetting story about the abuse of tigers in China. A bizarre incident exposed the hidden illegality of the possession of tigers without a licence in China. A tiger cub falls 11 stories to his … Continue reading →
The reason why tigers don’t live in Africa is because they evolved in Asia and there was a physical barrier of water (see map) between Asia and Africa which prevented the migration of the tiger to Africa. Could the tiger … Continue reading →
Is this the biggest Siberian tiger in the world? He/she is captive and tame at least with this man. I don’t know who he is. Possibly one of the private zoo owners of America. The Siberian tiger is the world’s … Continue reading →
The Russian government wants to get along with the Chinese government. They have similar philosophies; dictatorship disguised as a quasi-democracy. Russia also wants to get along with China for economic reasons because Europe is putting the squeeze on them financially … Continue reading →
This is a little morality story concerning a Siberian tiger and a Chinese man. The Chinese man is Qu Shuangxi (“Mr Qu”). Mr Qu liked to go hunting or trapping for deer. Almost 4 years ago Mr Qu was returning … Continue reading →
