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News about Amur Tigress...Philippa

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Last weekend Philippa the tigress passed a clinical examination
To control the state of health of the young tigress, she was subjected to a scheduled veterinary examination. Philya was weighed, measured, and her blood samples were taken for the laboratory tests. At her 9–10 months of age, Filya weighs 60 kg, which indicates a very good body condition! The state of her teeth was also examined: now she is at the final stage of replacement of milk teeth by permanent ones. Only the canines still remain unchanged. Philippa develops normally according to her age. After examination, the tigress was provided with a new enclosure, earlier occupied by the leopard Leo80M. This enclosure is of more complex structure, with various elements of habitat enrichment; its main area is connected with a larger hunting enclosure. Now Philya’s diet consists mostly of live food that she can catch herself in the spacious hunting enclosure.

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Russian Tiger Update: Good news, with the help of the team funded by TigerTime the Amur tiger spotted near Vladivostok this week has been safely captured. It is now in the Centre for rehabilitation and reintroduction of tigers and other rare animals (pro “Center TIGER”) in the village of Alekseevka.
The TigerTime funded team assisted the specialists of Primorsky Hunting Management Department to find the tiger by providing a quadcopter. Unfortunately, rich foliage made it impossible to spot the tiger from the air but the use of thermal observation devices soon helped locate the big cat.
Weighing about 120 kg, the tiger is approximately 1.5 years. Experts are now trying to find out whether it is a wild or released captive tiger and why it has roamed so close to the city.
We'll bring you more news about the tiger as soon as we have it.
Photo: archive / Mark Carwardine

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