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Tiger drinking
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Copyright: Carl Armitage (FromElsewhere) Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 8 W: 13 N: 20] (397)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-12
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D80, Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G
Exposure: f/4.2, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-09-12 14:52
Viewed: 241
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photographed through glass on a an overcast, showery day.
PP Cropped, resized, sharpened

Sumatran Tiger
(Panthera tigris sumatrae)

Hamilton Zoo has two tigers, Jaka and Mencari, who are brother and sister
Live: Indonesian Island of Sumatra
Habitat: Mixed tropical forest and mangrove swamp
Diet: Antelope, wild pig, wild cattle and a wide range of smaller prey
Gestation: 103 days, average litter size 2-3 kittens
Longevity: 15 years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity
Status: Endangered
General: The stripes on the tiger provide camouflage so that it can stalk or lie in ambush for its prey without being seen.

During the hot season tigers spend much of the day resting near streams and water pools, often lying or standing in water to keep cool.

Wild populations in Sumatra are protected and captive zoo populations are managed in an attempt to prevent this subspecies following the Bali and Javan tigers; these subspecies became extinct in the 1940s and 1980s respectively.

The Sumatran tiger is the smallest subspecies, the Siberian the largest. It is estimated there are around 400-500 Sumatran tigers surviving in the wild.
Source - Hamilton Zoo web site www.hamiltonzoo.co.nz
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Nicely composed shot with interesting elements (rock, grasses, water) to complement the tiger. Perhaps because it was shot through glass it looks a little washed out to me and could do with a bump in saturation. I'll post a WS to test this.

Olá, Carl

Nice shot of this wonderful feline.
Nice colors and well composed.
I did a WS and hope you don't mind.

Greetings from Brazil,
Bruno

Amazing....amazing!!! Love the composition and reflection of this graceful beast. Your descriptive notes are very interesting and my congrads to you for such splendid skill. TFS!

cheers,

dilshan74

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