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(06-26-2015, 10:55 PM)'GrizzlyClaws' Wrote: Amur and Bengal are the two variations within a common tiger subspecies which known as the Mainland tiger.
However, if we compare Bengal and Javan, then these two belong to two different subspecies.
Just like the lions, African and Asian belong to two different subspecies, while all African lions belong to a common lion subspecies.
agreed, but still different genetic sequences. I am far from a genetic expert, just know they are genetically different. But I seriously doubt if both are pure bred, neither would "pollute" the others gene pool with such a minimal number of specimens introduced. I'm sure they have interbred here and there.
DNA samples of Bengal tigers polluted by genes of the Siberian Tiger
