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Sumatran Tiger Taken at the Safari Park in San Diego, during a breakfast with the Tigers event Panthera tigris sumatrae,Sumatran tiger Click/tap to enlarge

Sumatran Tiger

Taken at the Safari Park in San Diego, during a breakfast with the Tigers event

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    Super like. Posted 11 years ago
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    Great photo, but it would be nice to share some context, such as the location. Posted 11 years ago
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      selwynn
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      Thanks for the feedback. I've updated the location Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thank you. That helps, as I somehow assumed it was taken in India :) Posted 11 years ago
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          Sadly, I have not travelled to India. Maybe someday I'll get that pic :) Posted 11 years ago

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The Sumatran tiger

The Sumatran tiger is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It was classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population is projected to be 441 to 679 individuals, with no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than 50 individuals, with a declining trend.

The Sumatran tiger is the only surviving member of the Sunda Islands group of tigers that included the now extinct Bali tiger and Javan tiger. Sequences from complete mitochondrial.. more

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  • Canon EOS 500D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 200mm