(Reposted from 2022. Although, I’ve now read there are 5,574 tigers in the wild instead of the 3,900 below. So, progress has been made.)
I love tigers. They’re always my favorite at the zoo with red pandas coming in second. So, I’m well aware of how endangered they are. Only 3,900 left in the wild with breeding programs trying to fix that. 3 subspecies are extinct too. Tigers are killed for the following reasons:
- Habitat destruction
- Reduced food supply
- Poaching
In other words, it’s humans again. Should I even point that out? I think it’s pretty well-established that most, if not all, endangered species are in their position because of what we do.
HERE’S A SITE WITH PLENTY OF INFO!
Now, how many tiger species are there? 9 subspecies with 3 of those being extinct. Though, there is debate on if it’s 2, 6, 8, or 9. Let’s go with the bigger number for more pictures.
Bengal Tiger
Amur/Siberian Tiger
South China Tiger
Indochinese Tiger
Malayan tiger
Sumatran Tiger
Extinct- Javan Tiger
Extinct- Caspian Tiger
Extinct- Bali Tiger
And that’s the 9 subspecies. There are also white tigers, but they’re mutations from Amur or Bengal tigers. Now, a video:
Legends of Windemere 
These are beautiful animals. I’m with you on admiring them.
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Purely from a distance. No hugging perfect murder kitty.
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I get that.
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They are such magnificent beasts! I adore them! But keep my distance. A friend of mine had a tiger names Daisy, that he kept in a 1 acre fenced lot on his property. Daisy ate frozen chickens, had no idea what to do with a live one!
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Wow. I’d be scared to have a pet tiger. I assume Daisy was a rescue.
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I’m not sure, but I think he eventually gave her to a wild cat preserve we have not far from where he lived.
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