#tigersoftumblr

[tiktaali]

[flapdoodle-doodle-caboodle]

A children's poem I was gonna write a while back. Doodled the idea. I wonder when I'll finish all my side projects 🙃

[naturalsciencesbelgium]

It's #GlobalTigerDay! 🐯 Discover one soon in our new "Living Planet" Gallery: the Siberian tiger Yessie. Yessie was born 22 years ago in the Antwerp Zoo and died there at a blessed tiger age of 17. Later she was naturalised by our taxidermists, and now gets a place of honour in our new Gallery! (Photo 1) Did you know that every tiger has its "identity card" printed on its fur? 🐅 The pattern of its stripes is unique and distinguishes it from the others, a bit like our fingerprint. It is also the feline that holds the record for the longest canines, from 7.5 to 10 cm! 😁 Moreover, Siberian tigers like Yessie have a genetic trait that allows them to survive the extreme temperatures of Asia, as their winter coat allows them to withstand temperatures down to -50°C 🥶 and their summer coat is so thin that they can withstand temperatures up to 30°C! 🥵 Unfortunately, more than 90% of tigers have disappeared from the wild since 1900. But there is also good news: thanks to protection (especially against poaching) and reintroduction actions, the number of wild tigers has almost tripled since the early 2000s. The goal is to further double the wild tiger population by 2022. There are now about 3900 tigers in the wild, mainly in India 🌏 However, tigers have disappeared from much of their natural habitat and are threatened with extinction in many other areas, with poaching being the biggest threat, in addition to the destruction of their habitat and the disappearance of their natural prey.

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