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It was a dreary, dark day when I took this photo, which wasn't friendly to some of the high-shutter speed shots I wanted to take.
Oh well. What this photo lacks in technical quality it makes up for in "HOLY CRAP A TIGER IS CHARGING AT ME!"
Yes...quite the visual. I couldn't resist adding it to my gallery.
Now for the complementary video! Visit http://video.google.com/videoplay?d.....9572&hl=en to watch!
Sierra would run outside, stalk me, charge, chuff and run back out again. It was good fun! The small fluttering sound you hear her make at me is a tiger's way of saying hello, or to indicate good intentions. You'll hear me trying to do it first, but she eventually shows me how to do it...she is much better than me. She is also much more well behaved now; I don't have to worry about bloody scratches with her anymore, which is a relief. She would be quite the little terror sometimes.
I also want to take this opportunity to tell you folks that while it may sound like I am advocating the idea that having a tiger as a playmate is a good idea I am dead serious when I tell you tigers are not pets. There are hundreds of mindless idiots out there, especially in the United States who think they are (there are more tigers in private homes in the US than exist in the wild); unfortunately, when the tiger grows up and demands thousands of dollars worth of attention in the form of food and space the novelty wears off. BigCatRescue.org will be happy to tell you all about what happens when grown up tigers are no longer wanted.
If you want to feel better about yourself, don't fantasize about having a tiger as a pet. Go to the zoo and support conservation efforts that keep tigers wild. Moreover, please support legitimate animal sanctuaries that take in unloved animals and spend money on supporting them in the wild.
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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.
If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself (http://www.savethetigerfund.org), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
Oh well. What this photo lacks in technical quality it makes up for in "HOLY CRAP A TIGER IS CHARGING AT ME!"
Yes...quite the visual. I couldn't resist adding it to my gallery.
Now for the complementary video! Visit http://video.google.com/videoplay?d.....9572&hl=en to watch!
Sierra would run outside, stalk me, charge, chuff and run back out again. It was good fun! The small fluttering sound you hear her make at me is a tiger's way of saying hello, or to indicate good intentions. You'll hear me trying to do it first, but she eventually shows me how to do it...she is much better than me. She is also much more well behaved now; I don't have to worry about bloody scratches with her anymore, which is a relief. She would be quite the little terror sometimes.
I also want to take this opportunity to tell you folks that while it may sound like I am advocating the idea that having a tiger as a playmate is a good idea I am dead serious when I tell you tigers are not pets. There are hundreds of mindless idiots out there, especially in the United States who think they are (there are more tigers in private homes in the US than exist in the wild); unfortunately, when the tiger grows up and demands thousands of dollars worth of attention in the form of food and space the novelty wears off. BigCatRescue.org will be happy to tell you all about what happens when grown up tigers are no longer wanted.
If you want to feel better about yourself, don't fantasize about having a tiger as a pet. Go to the zoo and support conservation efforts that keep tigers wild. Moreover, please support legitimate animal sanctuaries that take in unloved animals and spend money on supporting them in the wild.
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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.
If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself (http://www.savethetigerfund.org), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 800 x 600px
File Size 286.8 kB
OMG that clip mad me LAUGH when she charged!
Also, I love your explanation of the pet thing. In Wolf conservation, we are constantly coming into conflict with the Hybrid breeders and the city folk who think they become something of a "cooler" person becuase they own a wild animal. It's hard to explain to an idiot, that he or she remains the same asshole, only now they have a large, potentially dangerous animal to deal with, and are out LOTS of money.
Animals that are wild need to STAY wild. Those who are injured and cannot be re-released need to be kept in facilities that have the proper medical, and knowledgeable assistance if needed, as well as their proper habitat. They are not personal play things, or image boosters for the incompetent and the socially inept.
Also, I love your explanation of the pet thing. In Wolf conservation, we are constantly coming into conflict with the Hybrid breeders and the city folk who think they become something of a "cooler" person becuase they own a wild animal. It's hard to explain to an idiot, that he or she remains the same asshole, only now they have a large, potentially dangerous animal to deal with, and are out LOTS of money.
Animals that are wild need to STAY wild. Those who are injured and cannot be re-released need to be kept in facilities that have the proper medical, and knowledgeable assistance if needed, as well as their proper habitat. They are not personal play things, or image boosters for the incompetent and the socially inept.
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