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Date taken25-Oct-07 14:35
Date modified31-Oct-07 19:56
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D80
Focal length400 mm
Focal length (35mm)600 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/800 at f/5.6
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ISO speedISO 200
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Bengal Tiger
Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Oct 25, 2007.
From Wikipedia:
The Bengal Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in Bangladesh, India and also in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and in southern Tibet. It is one of the largest and the most common tiger subspecies, and lives in a variety of habitats, including grasslands, subtropical and tropical rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry deciduous forests and mangroves. It is the national animal of Bangladesh.
le Bengal Tigers measure 275-310 cm (sometimes up to 360 cm) with their tail. The tail of a large male is usually 85-95 cm long. Their weight ranges from 180 to 270 kilograms (400-594 pounds), with an average weight of 200-236 kg (440-520 lbs). The heaviest Bengal Tiger ever reported was 388.7 kgs and measure 320cm. between shoulders. This tiger was shot in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, in 1967 by David Hasinger and is the heaviest tiger with reliable source. However, according to Mazak, the occurrence of those exceptional large tigers is debatable and not confirmed via reliable references. Females are considerably smaller and have an average weight of 141 kg (310 lbs), but they can reach up to 180 kg (400 lbs). Males have a maximum skull length of 330 to 380 mm females 275 to 311 mm. Jim Corbett once shot a tiger called the Bachelor of Powalgarh, with a total length of 3.23m "over curves" (310cm. between shoulders), thought to be "as big as a Shetland pony" by the famous hunter Fred Anderson. Pictures of this cat documented that it was indeed a very large tiger.
White tigerThe fur of this subspecies is generally orange-brown with black stripes, although there is a mutation that sometimes produces white tigers, as well as a rare variation (less than 100 known to exist, all in captivity) called the Golden Tabby that has a white coat with golden patches and stripes that are much paler than normal.
From Wikipedia:
The Bengal Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a subspecies of tiger primarily found in Bangladesh, India and also in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and in southern Tibet. It is one of the largest and the most common tiger subspecies, and lives in a variety of habitats, including grasslands, subtropical and tropical rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry deciduous forests and mangroves. It is the national animal of Bangladesh.
le Bengal Tigers measure 275-310 cm (sometimes up to 360 cm) with their tail. The tail of a large male is usually 85-95 cm long. Their weight ranges from 180 to 270 kilograms (400-594 pounds), with an average weight of 200-236 kg (440-520 lbs). The heaviest Bengal Tiger ever reported was 388.7 kgs and measure 320cm. between shoulders. This tiger was shot in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, in 1967 by David Hasinger and is the heaviest tiger with reliable source. However, according to Mazak, the occurrence of those exceptional large tigers is debatable and not confirmed via reliable references. Females are considerably smaller and have an average weight of 141 kg (310 lbs), but they can reach up to 180 kg (400 lbs). Males have a maximum skull length of 330 to 380 mm females 275 to 311 mm. Jim Corbett once shot a tiger called the Bachelor of Powalgarh, with a total length of 3.23m "over curves" (310cm. between shoulders), thought to be "as big as a Shetland pony" by the famous hunter Fred Anderson. Pictures of this cat documented that it was indeed a very large tiger.
White tigerThe fur of this subspecies is generally orange-brown with black stripes, although there is a mutation that sometimes produces white tigers, as well as a rare variation (less than 100 known to exist, all in captivity) called the Golden Tabby that has a white coat with golden patches and stripes that are much paler than normal.
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