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The Java Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica)

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The Java Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica)

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02-24-2020, 07:07 AM ( This post was last modified: 02-24-2020, 07:10 AM by peter )

(02-23-2020, 09:50 PM)Pckts Wrote:
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Watch the word on the bottom right side of the picture: it says 'Penang'. Penang is a state in the northwestern part of Malaysia, meaning the tiger was shot in Malaysia. Not Java.

There are more clues. Tigers from Java have narrower, more numerous and relatively longer stripes. Reduction of stripes near the shoulders is quite common. The ground colour often is very dark. The number of white parts is very limited and most adult Java tigers, and males in particular, have a quite outspoken mane. The tail also is often different. 

Hoogerwerf took this photograph of a wild male Java tiger in 1938. The liner notes are in Dutch: 


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Return of The Java Tiger? - phatio - 05-08-2019, 10:01 AM
RE: The Java Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) - peter - 02-24-2020, 07:07 AM
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