The Java Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica)

[peter]

(01-05-2019, 11:07 AM)phatio Wrote: a young javan tiger circa 1920

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this picture from a book : Nederlandsch-Indië oud & nieuw - Nederlandsch-Indië oud & nieuw; Lot met 3 jaargangen - 1920

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@peter have you read this book already? 
Based from it's newly growing canine tooth, obviously this is a very young or sub adult tiger.
@GrizzlyClaws  and @tigerluver, you guys knows about tooth/bones better than me, how old do you think this tiger is?

Long time no see, Phatio. Yes, I saw that one some time ago. The info is from 'De Dierenwereld van Insulinde' ('The fauna of Indonesia'), written by J.H. van Balen. I have that book as well.

I used the info of Dr. Hagen on the Sumatran tiger of 215,5 cm. and 231 'Zollpfund' for the table on Sumatran tigers. Tjeenk Willink's info was skipped as too general, but I will keep his 185 kg. tiger in mind. He wasn't the only one who referred to a Sumatran tiger of that weight. I have two other reports about large Sumatran tigers shot in the days they were still present in most of Sumatra.

The description of the ground colour and stripes is detailed and interesting. J.H. van Balen says the tiger (referring to Indonesian tigers) is not as robust, but more 'terrible' than the lion. In general, info about Indonesian tigers in old books is a mix between accurate info and myth. One of the few who was different is the one who wrote a book about the Javan tiger (Hoogerwerf). Reply