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Where do most tigers live?

IN USA.

A hundred years ago, there were about 40 tigers in India. Today, there are between 000 and 3000 of them. According to some scientists, only 4700 to 5100 wild tigers remain in nature. On the other hand, it is estimated that there are 7500 tigers in captivity in Texas alone. According to the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums, there are up to 4000 individuals in private ownership in the United States. So, Mike Tyson personally has as many as four tigers.

Part of the explanation for this huge population is American law. Only nineteen states prohibit private ownership of tigers, fifteen require a license, and the remaining sixteen states have no restrictions at all.

In addition, the pleasure is not so expensive. A small tiger cub will cost you only $1000, and for $3500 you can buy yourself a pair of adult Bengal tigers; $15 is enough for a trendy white tiger with blue eyes.

Ironically, today's situation is the result of the success of the tiger breeding programs in American circuses and zoos. An oversupply of tiger cubs in the 1980s and 1990s led to a significant reduction in their prices. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals estimates that there are about 500 lions, tigers and other big cats in Houston alone.

Throughout the 1950th century, wild tiger populations have suffered irreparable damage. By the 1937s, tigers had completely disappeared from the Caspian Sea, and between 1972 and XNUMX, from the islands of Bali and Java. In southern China, tigers are also practically not found - there are only thirty of them left in the wild.

Despite the desperate efforts of environmentalists, there is a fear that by the end of this century, tigers will completely disappear from the wild.

A domestic cat is about a hundred times smaller than a tiger.

Tigers cannot stand the smell of alcohol. And they will tear apart anyone who kissed the bottle.

Tigers fade as they age, but who can blame them for this?

Author: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson

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Lord Byron was very fond of animals. While studying at Cambridge, he was faced with a ban on keeping dogs in rooms and decided to get a bear cub. Since bears were not mentioned in the ban, the university could do nothing about this fact. Throughout his life, Byron's pets included a fox, a badger, a crocodile, an eagle, a crane, and a heron.

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