Sunday, August 27, 2006

this is a Indochinese tiger ...it is often mistaken for a Bengal Tiger....it is slightly smaller ang have a darken coat then the Bengal Tiger...it also has smaller and narrower stripes then Bengal.....the males can weigh between 330-430 pounds..while the females r little and can weigh up to 220-290 pounds....males are 9-10 in feet ...from nose to tail....females are 8-9 feet ...slightly shorter ...they could be found in Thailand and Indochina (Lao PDR, Cambodia, eastern Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam and Malaysia)....they usually can be found in remote forest usally hilly and mountainous...1050-1750 of them r left in the wild ...this number is estimated by the World Conservation Union Special Survival Commission Cat Specialist Group in 1994...while in thailand there r 250 tigers remain in the wild ....thailand is destroying their natural habitat ...this also means tat they r destroying the tigers too...but not to worry there r still protected areas to left them live in....
posted at 4:34 AM

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