|
Amur Tigers
|
  (02-06-2019, 06:06 PM)Lycaon Wrote: massive amur @peter This male sure looks capable of hitting 250kg easily. Given how most of the animals caught/weighed in India recently were sub-adult or sick or starving, could that be what's happening in Russia? Could it be that the weight of wild Amur tigers is being misrecorded, as prime specimens like this are simply not beiing weighed?  (02-07-2019, 10:39 AM)Rishi Wrote:(02-06-2019, 06:06 PM)Lycaon Wrote: massive amur Nice photograph, Lycaon. I like the markings above his eyes. Judging weight from a photograph is all but impossible, Rishi. Most healthy adult male tigers in the Russian Far East seem big, especially in winter. What is needed, is reliable information collected by researchers. This is a problem, because it isn't easy to carry the equipment needed to wild places. In most of Sichote-Alin, hills are everywhere. I'm preparing a few posts on the size of wild Amur tigers. Takes a lot of time.  (02-07-2019, 06:06 PM)peter Wrote:This quote is from Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume II, Part 2.(02-07-2019, 10:39 AM)Rishi Wrote:(02-06-2019, 06:06 PM)Lycaon Wrote: massive amur "Thanks to fat reserves constituting 20% of overall body weight, tigers which have eaten nothing for even five to ten days remain content." I have no idea was that percentage concerning wintertime or summertime. Maybe someone have more information about body fat levels of Siberian tigers and how does it variate during year or does it. I would assume, that it is somewhat bigger when winter.
Some from bikin national park
Maria Sheviakova  *This image is copyright of its original author Анжелика Тобор  *This image is copyright of its original author
(01-23-2019, 09:13 AM)Wolverine Wrote: Tiger "Tihon", Land of the Leopard" NP credits to amurtigercenter Tiger Tikhon, taken from the wild at the beginning of January 2019, died on 5th of February. Recall that Tikhon was at least 13 years old. Specialists conducted a post-mortem autopsy and found that the predator died due to rapid depletion and dehydration caused by age-related changes in the body, as well as decreased immunity after infectious diseases. We attach one of the rare videos of Tikhon during his stay at the rehab center Amur tiger invasion https://www.gazeta.ru/science/2019/02/12_a_12178711.shtml?updated Amur tigers began to massively go to the people in Primorye, appearing in settlements. Local authorities urge residents to exercise caution and abandon walks in the dark. Due to the sudden threat the children's sections are closing. (googletranslate) 
Yes, unfourtunately the old tiger Tihon passed away. Also last week in Habarovski region was found the carcass of another Amur tiger by local people, according to the text under the video "there are no signs of violent death":
Nice Photos. Unfortunately I see very little genetic variation among these tigers. Almost all these tigers look very much same. Supplementing with new captive gene pool is very much needed for these tigers. Can anything be done in this regard via WildFact is very much welcome, May be petition to Russian government to introduce new gene pool may not be bad idea.
A collection of photographs taken in game reserve ”Durminskoe”, Khabarovsk Krai with trail cameras in different years.
Source : https://www.facebook.com/amurtigercenter/?ref=py_c  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
|
| Users browsing this thread: |
| 73 Guest(s) |