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i believe these have died out over 70 years ago. for these animals that have died out resently,do u think that some might still be alive in so remote place.

err, what tigers?

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If you mean Siberian Tigers, they're still around.

Oh, and for the record, I've been up close and personal with one of these at Chester Zoo. Let me tell you, a Siberian Tiger is one huge cat. The paws alone are big enough to cover an area equivalent to an adult man's face. And when it unsheaths the claws lurking in those paws, they're bigger than my middle finger - over 4 inches. This particular individual was tipping the scales at nearly 700 pounds. You could put a saddle on an animal that size and ride it. Although if you tried saddling this Tiger, then you'd get what you deserved when it decided that you'd look far better inside its stomach than on its back

Oh yes. Impressive beastie. Call it 'Sir' and treat it with the utmost respect.


Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002

I think it's talking about a fish.

Datnioides sp?
Never heard of them becoming extinct though.

Or a tasmanian tiger? They've been extinct for around 70 years.

Last edited by Dave. at 13-Apr-2005 05:22

did you watch animal x last night

Ah, Siamese Tiger Fish? Wonderful beasties.

They've been renamed - they're all now in the Genus Coius.

Coius microlepis is the most commonly seen species. And it can get pretty large. Nothing that keepers of big, bad tempered Cichlids can't handle, but they need watching, especially if there's more than one Tiger Fish in an aquarium. But if you have enough space to keep these beasties, they make an impressive sight.


Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002

*pssst* I think he means Tasmanian Tiger...

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i believe it was the tas tiger. and yes i saw it on animal x.

Well in that case, I don't think they're extinct.

Tasmania has some very remote places that white people haven't even seen yet.

i reckon it's a pretty slim chance - we (whiteys)don't have a great track record with tasmania (hmm, genocide of an entire aboriginal nation, felling the tallest flowering trees on the planet...) there are enough introduced animals on that beautiful island to have well and truly stuffed things up for that extraordinary marsupial! i'd love to be proven wrong some day, but i have little faith in our own nature...

Last edited by jase101 at 14-Apr-2005 02:42

people have been reporting them for a long time in Tasmania and some people think theyve seen them inland of australia(read it in a newspaper)