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Tiger bone glue is the prevailing tiger product purchased for medicinal purposes in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. [188] "Tiger farm" facilities in China and Southeast Asia breed tigers for their parts, but these appear to make the threat to wild populations worse by increasing the demand for tiger products.
Ictinogomphus ferox, commonly called the common tiger or the common tigertail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana ...
Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux as many new species are described and recategorized within their respective genera and families. The taxonomy represented here is a compilation of the most logical and up-to-date information on mammalian taxonomy from many sources, the main ones being Handbook of the Mammals of the World series and Mammal ...
[8] [27] Although the maximum skull length of a lion is slightly greater at 419 mm (16.5 in), it is generally smaller in head-to-body length than the tiger. [ 28 ] The smallest cat species are the rusty-spotted cat ( Prionailurus rubiginosus ) and the black-footed cat ( Felis nigripes ).
Ipomoea pes-tigridis is a species of Ipomoea in the family Convolvulaceae.It is known as tiger foot ipomoea [1] or tiger foot morning glory. [2] The species is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and New Guinea, and is naturalised in Australia. [3]
The golden tiger's coat is lighter than that of a normal tiger. A golden tiger, sometimes called a golden tabby tiger, is a Bengal tiger with a colour variation caused by a recessive gene. Like white tigers and black tigers, it is a morph, and not a separate subspecies.
The South China tiger is the smallest tiger in mainland Asia but bigger than the Sumatran tiger. Males measure from 230 to 265 cm (91 to 104 in), and weigh 130 to 175 kg (287 to 386 lb). Males measure from 230 to 265 cm (91 to 104 in), and weigh 130 to 175 kg (287 to 386 lb).
The latest sighting of a tiger in the Afghan-Tajik border area dates to 1998 in the Babatag Range. [28] Two tigers were captured in April 1997 in Afghanistan's Laghman Province. [36] In Kazakhstan, the last Caspian tiger was recorded in 1948, in the environs of the Ili River, the last known stronghold in the region of Lake Balkhash. [2]