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Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 23, 2006

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Genus, species--Panthera tigris. 1. There are five species in the genus Panthera: tigers (P. tigris), snow leopards (P. uncia), leopards (P. pardus), jaguars (P. onca), and lions (P. leo). a. All Panthera cats have elastic sections on both sides of the hyoid bone, a structure which supports the tongue and its muscles. (1) The elastic hyoid, combined with the fibroelastic tissue on top of the big cats' undivided vocal folds, acts like a slide trombone, enabling the big cats to roar. Only snow leopards, which lack the specialized vocal folds, are not able to roar. (2) Because of the elastic hyoid, big cats can purr only when breathing out. b. The hyoid of smaller cats is solid bone. These cats can purr when breathing both in and out, but they can't roar. 2. Tigers are divided into eight subspecies. a. There are five living subspecies: Bengal tigers (P. t. tigris), Siberian or Amur tigers (P. t. altaica), Sumatran tigers (P. t. sumatrae), Indo-Chinese tigers (P. t. corbetti), and South China tigers (P. t. amoyensis). b. Three subspecies are considered extinct: Caspian tigers (P. t. virgata), Javan tigers (P. t. sondaica), and Bali tigers (P. t. balica). c. The subspecies can be distinguished by size, coloration, and distribution. Again, Thank you for your comments!! I wish to thank you all ahead of time for viewing my postings; I just hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy wandering and using my camera! Thanks for taking a peek and commenting

Comments (26)

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originalkitten

10:29PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

Wow this is just one amazing photo....wowser. I am so impressed. My fave animal. I must say this is probably gonna be one of my fave all time pics! Bravo!

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Richardphotos

10:31PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

I am glad small cats can not roar. the noise they make fighting in the middle of the night is bad enough. very excellent capture of this beauty

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diomedes66

10:31PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

EL Tigre is superb Markus - quite a fine image here! Well done sir!

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zoren

10:34PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

where did you find this magnificant beast........

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Brian S.

10:38PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

Beautiful photo.

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TheAnimaGemini

10:43PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

Unbeliebable.... incredible shoot. Beautyfull.

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graphixdezine

11:36PM | Fri, 23 June 2006

what an awesome capture Mark!!!! wow..right in to my favs!!!! Hugs Neesa

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Lledeline

12:15AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Great portrait

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Hendesse

12:41AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

What a fantastic image, Mark. So clear and detailled and the light is absolutely wonderful. A shot of excellent quality!!!

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ponytail_girl

12:49AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

what an amazing animal...beautiful shot.

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girsempa

1:05AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Of course it's a magnificent creature, and on top your capture is outstanding, full of clarity and detail. Beautiful and accurate work!

TerraDreamer

1:30AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

This is a wonderful photograph! These animals are truly magnificent. And thank you for the short lesson on them...very informative!

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Zacko

2:41AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

OH MY GOD!!! Sooooo gorgeous!!! What a beautiful animal!!!! And your photo is amazing!!! So crisp and clear. The colors are absolutely amazing as well. Im off to see some white lions now. Wish me luck. Have a great day buddy. #:O)

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kimariehere

3:00AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

WOW~~~~ AND ONE MORE WOW!! ANDREAS Said it all this is BEAUTIFUL! what a fabulous capture here - HATS OFF!! I LOVE THIS !!! ***** TOP NOTCH WORK!

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Sivana

3:58AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

I agree with all, this photo of the tiger is really a masterpiece of photography-art!!!

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claudialee

8:24AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Fantastic photo! (all of the above comments) What a wonderful presentation. HUGS!!!

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awadissk

10:22AM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Excellent work very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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pm_hackworth

12:40PM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Five stars baby!!!

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Hidinthesierras

12:59PM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Wow, this is fantastic, one of my favorite beasties! thanks for all of the info too! 8-)

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mps

3:02PM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Beautiful animal.

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mps

3:02PM | Sat, 24 June 2006

Beautiful animal.

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iaacf

8:15PM | Sat, 24 June 2006

The tiger is such a beautiful creature.. such a shame that men cannot find a way to live together with the animals who live in nature.. It causes many troubles anyway. This is a remarkable photograph... very beautiful.

vkoontz

2:33AM | Sun, 25 June 2006

Great shot! My favorite big cat is the cougar. Belonging to genus felis,it has a higher pitch voice, meows and purrs as you mentioned about the hyoid bone. The cheetah which is not a true cat also purrs.

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