Fire and Water II

Another photo I took around the same time of the first Fire and Water photo I submitted, but I liked it enough to have it submitted separately given the neat pattern of the ripples.

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Taken at the Toronto Zoo

This is a Sumatran tiger taking a drink from a small pool in their enclosure. This subspecies is native to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia and are notably different from other subspecies in several respects. They are the smallest subspecies of tiger, have the darkest fur (a reddish-orange), the most stripes, and the longest whiskers. In my own opinion, they can have some of the most striking eyes as well.

There are less than 250 of these guys in the wild and that population is shrinking and fragmenting. This is part because of human-tiger conflict and the out-of-control illegal timber industry - it is estimated that over 90% of timber felled on the island is illegal. This highlights the importance of wise buying decisions on behalf of people like us. Buy wood and paper that is FSC certified and ensure that the coffee you buy is 'fair trade'. Otherwise, you may actually be contributing the the extinction of the tiger in Sumatra!

For info about FSC products, visit this [link]

For info about fair trade, visit this [link]