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08-16-2015, 09:00 AM( This post was last modified: 08-16-2015, 09:06 AM by GrizzlyClaws )
Based on the mtDNA haplotype, the Amur tiger seems to cluster quite close with the South China tiger.
So from my personal impression, I still doubt that the modern Amur tiger is the pure descendant of the Caspian tiger without mixing with the local paleo Amur tiger.