Category: Big cats
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Tigers are not always afraid of elephants
It is said that the elephant is the best way to approach tigers in India and Pakistan. This is generally true, however, some guides should remember that a tigress is always ready to do extraordinary things to protect her cubs. Here is an example that the tourists and the guide will certainly not forget: In…
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Aztec jaguar
The jaguar (Panthera onca) has been a powerful predator of Central America. In Aztec times, it was not threatened to disparition as today, of course. But, on the contrary, it was considered a powerful god with extensive powers associated to war and warriors: Ocelotl. This is the main reason why it often appears in the…
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Jason Morgan, painter of tigers
Jason Morgan paints tigers. He really does. If you like his work, it’s a time as good as any to go and visit his web site. What is surprising is his willingness to be commissioned to do an original painting from a model you’d select. But I also suggest you’d go to his blog in…
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Fail: Capturing last US jaguar leads to its death
Jaguar (Panthera onca) was thought to be absent from the United States of America territory. But for a few years, people have been tracking the moves of two animals Macho A and Macho B within the borders of the Arizona state. Macho A was probably dead a few years ago and Macho B was now…
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Panthera tigris, by François Savigny
Panthera Tigris (Tiger) Art Print Savigny, François 15.75 in. x 11.75 in. Buy at AllPosters.com Framed Mounted
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Photos of critically endangered Saharan cheetah
The Saharan cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) or Northwest African Cheetah is an extremely rare form of cheetah, whose hide is very light with sparse spots, lives mainly in Algeria, Togo, Niger, Mali, Benin and Burkina-Fasso. It is usualyl considered that there is now less between 200 and 300 animals only of this semi-nomadic big cat.…