The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a very rare subspecies of tiger. The Siberian tiger is also known as Amur tiger, Korean tiger, Manchurian tiger, North Chinese tiger or Ushurian tiger, depending on where it occurs. Research has shown that the Siberian tiger is genetically almost identical to the Caspian tiger, which became extinct in 1970. It is the largest of the felines. The animal is hardly found in the wild anymore, in 2011 the population was estimated to be around 500 individuals. In the first half of the 20th century, the subspecies was heavily hunted for the Chinese market and around 1940 the population reached a low point, with an estimated 30 tigers in eastern Russia. As a result, genetic diversity in the wild is limited, making genetic defects easily transmitted from generation to generation. Anno 2005, 220 Siberian tigers were kept in zoos, where they also reproduce, often as part of a breeding program.
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Hello, nice that you take a look in my shop. So my name is Gert Hilbink, living in Coevorden. I have been doing photography since I was 13, inspired by a biology teacher at the then U.L.O. school in Coevorden. Generally I mainly photograph nature but actually.. Read more…