The Tiger - My Spirit Animal

About Tigers

Today only about 5000 - 7000 wild tigers live across Asia. There are less than 10 Amur Tigers in North Korea and the Bali Tiger has been extinct since the 1940's. Other Tiger species that are extinct include: the Caspian Tiger and Javan Tiger.

Color
Most tigers are tawny brown in color with dark stripes and whitish stomachs. However, a few wild tigers have been seen in unusual colors including all white and all black.

There are a species of tigers called white tigers. They are a mutation of the Bengal species and have dark brown or reddish brown stripes on a white ground-color.

Melanistic or black tigers have tawny, yellow or white stripes on a black ground color. The existence of black tigers without stripes has been reported but their has been no specimens or photographs.

 

Want to read about some Misconceptions of Tigers

Tiger Taxonomy

What's Taxonomy?
Note: This page refers to insects but still
clearly explains what taxonomy is.

 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
 Class: Mammalia
 Order: Carnivora
 Family: Felidae
 Subfamily: Panthernae
Genus/Species: Panthera tigris

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Sprit Guide Graphic Adopted from Velvet Tiger

Tiger Wisdom Includes:

• Power

• Energy

• Strength and will-power in the face of adversity

• Acting in a timely manner

• Action without analysis

For More Information on the Tigers Strengths and Abilites, visit the Animal Guides Page.

Links to Other Tiger Pages:

All For Tigers
Tigers in Crisis
Tammy's Tiger Temple
World Wildlife Fund: Tiger
All for Tigers Yahoo! Club
Tiger's Ego (Humour)
Extinction is Permanent
Spirit of the Tiger
The Velvet Tiger
Tiger Heaven
Beautiful Tigers

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