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10-01-2016, 10:34 PM( This post was last modified: 10-01-2016, 10:38 PM by GrizzlyClaws )
Yep, but it is trivial in comparison to that of the Sunda tigers.
And prior to the human interference, all Mainland tigers used to mix with each other under the natural occurrence.
The Mainland tigers even naturally mixed with the Sunda tigers. When the bridge of the Sunda Shelf was exposed, many Mainland tigers migrated over there and integrated with the local Sunda tigers. The Sumatran tigers were a product of this occurrence.
The Amur tigers are likely the hybrid between the remaining Wanhsien tigers and the Caspian tigers.
That's why I am not sure if we should be too nitpicking about the 'genetic purity' of the tiger subspecies.