Caspian tiger
The Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) is an extinct sub subspecies of the tiger. It was the most western subspecies of the tiger, very close to Europe. They became extinct in the 1970s. They were found in Turkey, Armenia, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Iran, Mongolia, and Georgia.
Recent research by scientists looking at the tiger's DNA, have found that it is almost identical to the Siberian tiger.[1] They now believe that the two species of tiger may not have become separate until the 1900s.[1]
Description
The Caspian tiger was the second largest of the tiger species. It had a bigger, muscular body, with longer strong legs. It had large paws and more claws. It had small, short ears. The color was different from other tiger subspecies, with yellow to gold fur with light to dark brown stripes. The chest and stomach area are white with yellow stripes. In winter it grew longer fur. It was the furriest of all the tiger subspecies.[1]
Caspian Tiger Media
Mosaic of an elephant attacking a tiger, from Roman Syria, which occupied parts of what is now Anatolia and Mesopotamia
Colour-enhanced photo of the captive tiger in Berlin Zoo, 1899
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Extinction Website - Species Info - Caspian Tiger". petermaas.nl. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2010.