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Sumatran Tiger at Howletts Wildlife Park Had to shoot through two lots of gate fencing, so quite a clear shot of tiger enjoying his dinner. Panthera tigris sumatrae,Sumatran tiger Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Sumatran Tiger at Howletts Wildlife Park

Had to shoot through two lots of gate fencing, so quite a clear shot of tiger enjoying his dinner.

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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

Similar species: Carnivorans
Species identified by Jennifer Thain
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By Jennifer Thain

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Uploaded Apr 16, 2015. Captured Apr 10, 2015 14:40 in Old Palace Road, Canterbury, Kent CT4, UK.
  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/99s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm