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by Ken Watkins

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted March 7, 2016107 views2 comments
This cub image was taken at Tiger Canyons sanctuary in South Africa, which is run by John Varty,this facility has been heavily criticised by many for interbreeding.
However recent research has indicated that there are in fact only 2 sub-species
see  http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/5/e1400175.full
Even allowing for this it has been a tremendous success .
Whilst it is for obvious reasons fenced, it is not what I would describe as a zoo, the Tigers by and large kill their food.
This cub was one of two rescued from a "canned hunting" facility, and it was a great pleasure for my wife and I to spend some time with them.
EOS 1DX
70-200 mm D2.8 MkII at 120mm
F4,5
ISO 800
1/1000

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2 comments
Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on March 8, 2016 at 3:26 AM
Ken,

a very nice image and I like the natural settings and the good usage of depth of field. The outside tongue and the cuteness factor are a great bonus as well. Technically well done.

Thanks for posting in the "Man & Fauna" gallery and for the information about the "Tiger Canyon Sanctuary".

 
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 17, 2016 at 4:28 AM
Cay-Uwe,
Thanks very muchdevil
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