ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

[Amnon242]

(02-02-2015, 08:49 PM)'peter' Wrote:

(02-01-2015, 02:47 PM)'Amnon242' Wrote:  

Nice photographs, 242. They again prove photographs can't be used to estimate the weight of captive big cats. They offer some insight in the relative proportions, but that's about it. I especially liked the alleged Caspian tiger.

Amur tigers seem to be quite popular in the Czech Republic and Slavakia. More often than in other countries, The Czech media report on the size of captive male Amur tigers. My guess is there's someone who keeps track of all records. It's your job to find him, so ask around. Not all will appreciate the determination, but many won't mind to be bothered.  

When I was measuring skulls and captive big cats, biologists, keepers, directors and conservators had to get used to it. It didn't take 'm long, though. Some conservators ended up sitting next to me and assisting in some way. Measuring, keeping books and everything connected is something of the past. Nowadays, most biologists and zoologists measure skulls by using photographs. When they meet someone doing it the old way, though, many soon get a feel for it. I propose to give it a try. Good luck. 

 

I say it always - photos are misleading. For instance tiger Baikal (250kg). I saw him in persona and he is really very long - but the photo doesnt show it...i´d say...

I doubt that there is someone who keeps track of all records. Perhaps I´m the only one in my country who has some kind of database like that :-) I sometimes ask the zoo breeders (by email or by persona) for the weights of tigers (and sometimes lions). The above mentioned weights come from these responses, not from media. Yes, sometimes the media refer about weights of tigers. Sometimes the zoos publish these information on their pages...but I would be surprised if it was different in germany, austria or other countries. Maybe it seems like that to you, because Im from czech and I search for these info and publish it here...

Popularity of amur tigers in czech republic...well, I think that there is about 15 public zoos in czech and almost all have amur tigers. BTW Zoo Prague has amur, sumatran and malayan tigers. But I dont think that amur tiger is especially popular animal in the czech republic...i´d say that czech people would rather prefer the lion because it´s our national symbol...lions are everywhere (statues, flags, ice hockey clubs...even some idiotic f***ing neo-nazi group is called Czech Lions..or something like that...). I myself am most fascinated by amur tigers...I dont know why but I´d say it started in childhood when I saw amur tiger in a zoo. This tiger was extremely huge, much more than lions in next cage...so thats probably when I started to admire tigers, especially amurs.
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