Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)and five different subspecies of tiger

Here are the information about Malaysian Tiger (Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) . Malayan Tigers are adaptable cats and accupy a wide range of habitats from grasslands and coastal mangroves to deciduous forest and jungle. And Malayan Tigers main requirement are an ample supply of prey and dense vegetation in which to stalk it.

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Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) coat provides excellent camouflage in a variety of habitats. And the vertical black stripes break up the tiger's outline, making it difficult to spot as it moves through the light and shade of forests,garssland and reedbeds.

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TIGER THAT NEVER WAS

The Smilodon  or better known as the sabretoothed tiger, was not really a tiger, but the fact is, it wasn't even a true cat. It belonged to a group of carnivores called nimravid, which roamed the EARTH from 1.3 to 1.6 million years ago until as recently as the last ICE AGE , 11,000 YEARS AGO.

JUMPING THE HOOP.

Popular circus act consists of  Tiger ,Lion and Panthers jumping through burning hoops. Such tricks do not come naturally to these animals . Wild cats are not easily trained like dogs.Some of the trainer often beat and starve these animals to make them learn the tricks.Cats that are either too stubborn or too old to perform are killed, caged for good ore beaten and abandoned to die .The use of animals in circus acts is on decline due to pressure by animal rights activists.

Today there are six different subspecies of tiger:

Amur, or Siberian, tiger	Found in eastern Russia mainly, with some in northeastern China northern North Korea.	Lives in thick forests that are covered with snow in winter	Paler colouring, with brown rather than black stipes. White ruff of fur round neck. Largest cat in the world	Up to 3.3m head to tail, about 300kg	Less than 350 in the wild
Bengal tiger	Found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Burma (Myanmar)	From cold Himalayan forests to hot swamps to wet forests of north India to dry forests of Rajasthan	Reddish orange fur with narrow black , grey or brown stripes. Underside is creamy white	Up to 2.9m head to tail, about 140 kg	Approx 3, 500 in the wild
Indochinese tiger	Mainly in Thailand, but also Burma, Cambodia, Laos, southern China, Vietnam, parts of Malaysia	Live in forests in hilly to mountainous areas	Reddish orange to dark yellow fur with black or dark grey stripes	Up to 2.7m head to tail, about 115kg	Less than 1000 in the wild
Malay, or Malayan, tiger	Found only in the Malaysian part of the Malay peninsula.	Hilly forest areas because lowland forests have been cleared for rubber and palm oil plantations.	Appearance similar to Indo-Chinese tiger: it was not until 2004 that it was classified as a different subspecies.	Up to 2.7m head to tail, about 120kg	About 500 in the wild.
South China, or Amoy, tiger	Found in central - eastern China	Moist forests	Short broad stripes widely spaced	Up to 2.5 metres head to tail, about 150 kg	20-30 in the wild The most critically endangered of the tigers, and possibly already extinct
Sumatran tiger	Found only on the island of Sumatra	Lives in forests, lowland to mountain areas	It is the darkest and smallest of the tigers, suitable for its rainforest habitat	Up to 2.4m head to tail, 90 kg	Critically Endangered, about 240 left in the wild

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Amur tiger	Bengal tiger	Indochinese tiger	Malayan tiger	South China tiger	Sumatran tiger

Range and habitat

In the past, tigers were found throughout Asia, from the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea to Siberia and Indonesia. Today the range of the tiger is only 7% of what it used to be. Furthermore, within the past decade alone, the estimated area known to be occupied by tigers has declined by 41%.
During the 19th century, the tiger completely vanished from western Asia and became restricted to isolated pockets in the remaining parts of their range. Today, their range is fragmented, and certain parts degraded, and extends from India in the west to China and Southeast Asia in the east. The northern limit is close to the Amur River in south eastern Siberia. The only large island inhabited by tigers today is Sumatra. Tigers vanished from Java and Bali during the 20th century. In Borneo they are known only from fossil remains.
Tiger habitats will usually include sufficient cover, proximity to water, and an abundance of prey. Bengal Tigers live in many types of forests, including wet; evergreen; the semi-evergreen of Assam and eastern Bengal; the mangrove forest of the Ganges Delta; the deciduous forest of Nepal, and the thorn forests of the Western Ghats. Compared to the lion, the tiger prefers denser vegetation, for which its camouflage colouring is ideally suited, and where a single predator is not at a disadvantage compared with the multiple felines in a pride.
Among the big cats, only the tiger and jaguar are strong swimmers; tigers are often found bathing in ponds, lakes, and rivers. During the extreme heat of the day, they often cool off in pools. Tigers are excellent swimmers, and are able to carry prey through the water.

White tigers

Main article: White tiger

A Bengal white tiger in Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore

A pair of white tigers at the Singapore Zoo.

There is a well-known mutation that produces the white tiger, technically known as chinchilla albinistic, an animal which is rare in the wild, but widely bred in zoos due to its popularity. Breeding of white tigers will often lead to inbreeding (as the trait is recessive). Many initiatives have taken place in white and orange tiger mating in an attempt to remedy the issue, often mixing subspecies in the process. Such inbreeding has led to white tigers having a greater likelihood of being born with physical defects, such as cleft palates and scoliosis (curvature of the spine). Furthermore, white tigers are prone to having crossed eyes (a condition known as strabismus). Even apparently healthy white tigers generally do not live as long as their orange counterparts. Recordings of white tigers were first made in the early 19th century. They can only occur when both parents carry the rare gene found in white tigers; this gene has been calculated to occur in only one in every 10,000 births. The white tiger is not a separate sub-species, but only a colour variation; since the only white tigers that have been observed in the wild have been Bengal tigers(and all white tigers in captivity are at least part Bengal), it is commonly thought that the recessive gene that causes the white colouring is probably carried only by Bengal tigers, although the reasons for this are not known.^[ Nor are they in any way more endangered than tigers are generally, this being a common misconception. Another misconception is that white tigers are albinos, despite the fact that pigment is evident in the white tiger's stripes. They are distinct not only because of their white hue; they also have blue eyes.
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