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Submitted: July 12, 2008
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Make:SONY
Model:DSC-H7
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Date Taken:Feb 22, 2008, 1:43:07 PM

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Snow Stalkerby *HeWhoWalksWithTigers

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

A subadult Sumatran tiger cub at the Toronto Zoo sneaks behind a mound of snow and stalks his mother. You have to love that intense, concentrated look in his eyes as he stalks his unaware victim. This fellow watched his mother for about a minute before launching into the air and biting her in the bum. Needless to say, she wasn’t impressed and roared in displeasure. She launched a paw toward him, but by that time he had bounded away...most certainly he was laughing hysterically on the inside.
You inspire me with your spirited deviousness, dear tiger!

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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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~Wyakyn Mar 7, 2009

He looks so fluffy...

Great shot.

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Mar 8, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

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~Maneschijn367 Feb 7, 2009

What impressionnant !!! Look the eyes !!! Brrrr

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Feb 9, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

~SakuraSorceress Sep 26, 2008

Stalking his prey, lol

~baritz89 Sep 10, 2008

Woooonderfuul!!!!!

~amzimme Aug 1, 2008

He looks so soft and touchable, and yet so dangerous at the same time. I wouldn't want to be the focus of that predatory look (and it doesn't sound like his mother enjoyed it much either!).

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Aug 1, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

The way things are going right now, these guys may not be around much longer. I say, no matter what the look they give us, it's an honor.

~amzimme Aug 8, 2008

That's very true. Most big cats are in big trouble. It's sad for any native animals to be driven out of existence (and unnecessary too), but I have a soft spot for felines. They're so majestic--like this one.

*HeWhoWalksWithTigers Aug 8, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

They aren't gone yet...it's up to the people who care, like us, to step up and save the ones that are left!

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