Fighting Siberian Tigers
by John Telfer
Title
Fighting Siberian Tigers
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John Telfer
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Photograph - Photograph
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While visiting the Bronx Zoo on July 5, 2013 I wanted to go right to Tiger Mountain and see the Siberian Tigers who last time I was at the Bronx Zoo did not get a chance to see. When I arrived I was not disappointed at all, even though the day was 91 degrees out these remarkable large tigers gave me the opportunity to get some great profile, walking around shots and just as I was walking away from the area I heard a large roar, thank god my camera was still on and around my neck as I saw both Siberian Tigers staring each other down, I started shooting with my shudder speed immediately and the next thing caught them in a territorial fight that lasted all of 30 seconds. This was my favorite shot to see these 600 pound tigers so agile and moving so quickly. They are large and known as the largest tigers in the tiger family reaching weights up to 400 to 650 pounds.he Siberian tiger (P. t. altaica), also known as the Amur tiger, inhabits the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in far eastern Siberia.[36] It ranks among the largest felids ever to have existed, with a head and body length of 160�180 cm (63�71 in) for females and 190�230 cm (75�91 in) for males, plus a tail of about 60�110 cm (24�43 in), with adult males weighing between 180 and 306 kg (400 and 670 lb) and females 100 and 167 kg (220 and 370 lb).[4] The average weight of an adult male is around 227 kg (500 lb). Siberian tigers have thick coats, a paler golden hue, and fewer stripes.[4] The heaviest wild Siberian tiger weighed 384 kg (850 lb), but according to Maz�k, this record is not reliable.[5] In 2005, there were 331�393 adult and subadult Siberian tigers in the region, with a breeding adult population of about 250 individuals. The population has been stable for more than a decade, but partial surveys conducted after 2005 indicate the Russian tiger population is declining. At the turn of the century, the phylogenetic relationships of tiger subspecies was reassessed, and a remarkable similarity between the Siberian and Caspian tigers was observed, indicating the Siberian tiger population is the genetically closest living relative of the extinct Caspian tiger, and strongly implying a very recent common ancestry for the two groups.
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