Chillin' Tiger
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Chillin' Tiger
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy..
Photo taken at Out Of Africa Wildlife Park. Camp Verde, AZ
A very hot day and this male Indochinese Tiger is relaxing in the shade..
This wildlife park is privately owned, and takes excellent care of all the animals, they are well fed and live in large clean natural environments. Most of the employees have worked here for a long time-some since it opened over 19 years ago, and they really seem to love their jobs. It is a pleasure to visit here, and I don't mind the admission fee as I know it helps to take care of these beautiful and endangered animals...
It is estimated fewer than 1,500 Indochinese tigers are left in the wild. However since the tiger has a very wide range, it makes it difficult for researchers to determine the exact numbers. Therefore some scientists believe the numbers may be a few as 1,200.
Indochinese tigers are located across southern China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia Laos, Thailand and eastern Burma. Their habitat is mostly made up of remote forests and hilly or mountainous terrain. Their diets mainly consist of wild pig, wild deer and wild cattle.
The adult Indochinese tiger males are somewhere between 8-9.5 feet long and females, 7-8.5 feet long. Males weigh 330 to 430 pounds and females, 221 to 287 pounds.
Hunted for trophies, poaching by farmers, and the growing demand for tiger bones in Oriental medicine are key factors for the Indochinese tigers decline. Habitat loss due to population growth is also a major concern.
According to some reports, almost three-quarters of the Indochinese tigers killed end up in Chinese pharmacies for Chinese Traditional Medicines.
It is thought the Indochinese tiger is disappearing faster than any other tiger sub-species with one tiger being killed each week by poachers.
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July 10th, 2016
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