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Under threat of extinction: rare and unusual tigers

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St. Petersburg hosts the International Tiger Forum on November 21-24.

St. Petersburg hosts the International Tiger Forum on November 21-24.

© RIA Novosti . Mikhail TsiganovSt. Petersburg hosts the International Tiger Forum on November 21-24.
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St. Petersburg hosts the International Tiger Forum on November 21-24.
© RIA Novosti . V. Zhivotchenko / Go to the mediabankThe Amur tiger (Panthera tiger altaica), known also as Ussuri, Siberian or North Chinese, mainly lives in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai, in Far Eastern Siberia and partly in northeast China and North Korea. There are now about 400 Amur tiger species which can be found in the wild.
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The Amur tiger (Panthera tiger altaica), known also as Ussuri, Siberian or North Chinese, mainly lives in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai, in Far Eastern Siberia and partly in northeast China and North Korea. There are now about 400 Amur tiger species which can be found in the wild.
© Photo : Kabir BakieThe Indochinese tiger or Corbett's tiger is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. The population is put at between 1,200 and 1,800.
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The Indochinese tiger or Corbett's tiger is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. The population is put at between 1,200 and 1,800.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail TsiganovThe Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The population is evaluated as 400-500 individuals. Most of them live on the territory of national parks and nature reserves.
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The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The population is evaluated as 400-500 individuals. Most of them live on the territory of national parks and nature reserves.
© RIA Novosti . Valery TitievskiyThe first hybrids of tigers appeared in the 19th century. There are hybrids between a lion and a tiger (between the Amur and Bengal subspecies). The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress. Female ligers are fertile and this is very unusual for hybrids. Photo: liger.
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The first hybrids of tigers appeared in the 19th century. There are hybrids between a lion and a tiger (between the Amur and Bengal subspecies). The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress. Female ligers are fertile and this is very unusual for hybrids. Photo: liger.
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov  / Go to the mediabankTigers can mutate and turn into totally white species – the Bengal tigers with dark brown or black stripes on a white background color and blue eyes. The white tigers are born from one species per 10,000 with normal color.
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Tigers can mutate and turn into totally white species – the Bengal tigers with dark brown or black stripes on a white background color and blue eyes. The white tigers are born from one species per 10,000 with normal color.
© Photo : Dave PapeThe golden tiger subspecies is very rare and is caused by a recessive gene.
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The golden tiger subspecies is very rare and is caused by a recessive gene.
© Photo : Mamapajama97 There were reports on the existence of the Bengal tigers with smoky or entirely black fur and tigers with blue-grey fur (the Maltese tiger). These types of color are caused by unstable mutations. Photo: the Maltese tiger.
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There were reports on the existence of the Bengal tigers with smoky or entirely black fur and tigers with blue-grey fur (the Maltese tiger). These types of color are caused by unstable mutations. Photo: the Maltese tiger.
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