Mother Tiger and Cub
December 13th 2010 00:07
Photograph by Juniors Bildarchiv, Photolibrary
Three of the eight tiger subspecies became extinct in the 20th century, hunted as trophies and also for body parts that are used in traditional Chinese medicine. All five remaining tiger subspecies are endangered.
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