Month: April 2009
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Tigers used the ‘silk road’
DNA studies and thorough analysis led scientists to discoveries about how tigers migrated from China to Russia and through Central Asia. Apparently, Siberian, or Amur, tigers found in the Russian Far East today and visibly isolated from all other tiger populations, are a sub-species that evolved from the now-extinct Caspian tiger from Central Asia. Or…
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Behavioural Enrichment
Zoo animals are often restrained to live in an environment widely less interesting and less rich than the normal life in the wild. Some zoos have tried to diversify this environment (a little like what may be done sometimes with toddlers). The Boomer Ball company manufactures gaming balls for animals living indoor and they wanted…
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When pumas, jaguars and cheetahs lived in Europe
Big cats like lions, pumas, jaguars, cougars, cheetahs or leopards disappeared from continents where they could be found in prehistoric times. Here is a series of articles about prehistoric felines. Europe, where the sabre-tooths, lions and leopards are Pumas of South Africa, cheetahs of France, jaguars of England Source: Tretrapod Zoology
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Computer recognizes tigers
Les tigres ont de formes de rayures qui sont aussi uniques que nos empreintes digitales. La plupart des experts reconnaissent les individus sur la base d’un examen prolongé, d’années d’expérience et de l’observation des rayures des flancs de l’animal. Tout va bien quand vous parlez de quelques individus, mais il y a des centaines de…