Amur Tigers

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(04-24-2020, 03:07 AM)TigrisLeo504 Wrote: Hello people, I am new to this forum

I am going to post some information on Manchurian tigers from the book, The Naturalist in Manchuria

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This is the author, Arthur De Carle Sowerby

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The introduction

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The Manchurian tiger is the most dreaded of carnivores but he is also the finest, largest and most formidable. He is also the most valuable of his kind. Chinese believe that the tiger's body parts can give properties of rare powers.

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The tiger has been hunted till he is almost extinct

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The Manchurian tiger reaches great sizes. The author, Sowerby once saw a skin which was well over 12 feet. A tiger shot in Vladivostok was estimated to be 13 ft 5 inch.

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Adult male Manchurian tiger killed in Chang Pai Shan

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Cute little baby Manchurian tiger

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More information on Manchurian tigers

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https://archive.org/details/naturalistinmanc23sowe/page/n69/mode/2up

I wonder if he measured between the pegs or over the curves.
10'5" is a huge Tiger between the pegs.

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