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Submitted: September 26, 2008
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Make:SONY
Model:DSC-H7
Shutter Speed:10/5000 second
Aperture:F/3.5
Focal Length:19 mm
ISO Speed:400
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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~Frazzled-Niya Mar 8, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Spose the cubs didn't really take heed. Hey if a cat (no matter if it's wild or not) wants to play @_@ it's gonna play.

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Mar 8, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Yup...that's why they developed the super-secret ambush surprised attack of doom.

~Frazzled-Niya Mar 9, 2009 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yup. It's funny watching our cats at home playing and surprise attackking each other, the others reaction is gold XD;

~x-Bloody-Alice-x Mar 7, 2009

there so cute.i can amagine what a person would look like and say if they made a face like the tiger facing the camera.

~Dracawyn Mar 7, 2009

I adore tigers. This is such an amazing shot. The expressions, the vibrant colors, the story it tells. I love it.

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Mar 8, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Unfortunately, I had all sorts of opportunities to get shots like this that day, but I had the wrong settings on my camera and all the images were buggered up.