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

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I second that, thank you for taking your time out to go in details about how you truly feel about tigers deep down. I feel the same way,  I have always been fascinated with tigers. As a child, I remember going to the zoo and I can recall how captivated I was by the sight of the tigers making a grand entrance for the crowd and it wasn't until i got a glimpse of a wild tiger on television that i began to get curious about their lives. I remember very precisely, It was a short documentary aired on National Geography about a Tiger vs Crocodile that fought over a sambhar kill (Abu of Ranthambore in the late 80's). How differently I look at tigers today. I can pretty much say that I've learned a lot more than your average person would have. The stories of Charger, Sultan, the Man eaters of Kumaon, the man eaters of the Sunderbans, the sumatrans, the Caspians, Jim Corbett are just far too exciting to not be involved with tigers. Thanks to the efforts of everyone here and in the past that shared their experiences, photos, stories and brought tons of informations on tigers. 

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(Nice dense forest, 10000 shades of green, freedom, rich vegetation & plenty of prey)

this is what i feel about the extinct tigers in my dreams, Bali, Javan and South Chinese. No caspian, I imagine them differently in my imaginations. they're more like desert tigers to me. 

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This is pretty close to what i see with my eyes closed on Caspians. 

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Or during the end of their reign, when humanity discovered their potential.. this is what they were reduced to, prior to their extinction.

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Or this, in the Roman Times.


regarding the best picture of all time, I think we're on the same page here. Peter.

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This is hands down the most heartbreaking picture ever photographed in the wild, what makes it even more interesting is the fact that all these cubs survived and are now under the watchful eyes of the Chinese/Russian authorities. If there's truly a story with an happy ending to it, this has to be it. [img]images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]








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