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Submitted: September 26, 2008
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Date Taken:Aug 16, 2008, 1:54:23 PM

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Aquatic Anarchyby *HeWhoWalksWithTigers

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

Two Siberian tiger cubs (Panthera tigris altaica) unleash an attack on their mother. What has motivated this coup? They want to play with the floating empty beer keg that she has been keeping to herself. They eventually distracted her long enough for one to steal the keg away. Needless to say, to watch the series of events unfold was hilarious.

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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.

If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself ([link]), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species ([link]), and tell others. Contact me for more information.

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~AuliaWijaya Aug 20, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Looks so cute and funny, love how they interactive with each other

!Sprucetail Oct 18, 2011

great shot!

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Oct 19, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks!

~SilentAngelz Jul 27, 2011

LOL. That. Is. Awesome XD

!lyghtkeepr Jul 14, 2010

hehee, Y'ow, mom, love the look on her face, - the cub says, gotcha! lol

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Jul 15, 2010 Hobbyist Photographer

The face definitely says it all.

~DamagedHomewrecker Aug 22, 2009 Hobbyist Writer

what a delightful picture! i love reading all your artists' comments, theyre very knowledgable. beautiful gorgeous picturessss

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Aug 23, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks...I try to put a lot into the artist comments so that people can get more out of it instead of just a photo...even better if people start thinking about conservation and what they might be able to do to help. Thanks for reading them.

~Frazzled-Niya Mar 8, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I can imagine that it would be such a funny show =3

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Mar 8, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

It was hilarious... there were other incidences where mum was protecting a toy and she held her paw up steadily to show she would smack anyone who got near.

Tiger toys are serious business.

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