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I've heard the rumor that the Harbin breeding center used to harvest the canines and claws from the dead specimens.
Since most captive tigers used to live long enough, that's why the canines in the Chinese market are mostly fully solid.
Even the aged captive specimens still have their canines in good shape and condition, unlike the elderly wild specimens that either lost their canines or being badly worn down.