Deskpilot Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 This is neat. It's a special paint job by a Russian airline to raise awareness of the desperate plight of the Siberian tiger. =^..^= [ATTACH]37344[/ATTACH] Click to enlarge. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 This is neat. It's a special paint job by a Russian airline to raise awareness of the desperate plight of the Siberian tiger. =^..^= Click to enlarge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's a great initiative, there are only about 3,000 tigers of all types alive in the wild now. In the 19th century, Maharajahs used to shoot that many in a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's a great initiative, there are only about 3,000 tigers of all types alive in the wild now. In the 19th century, Maharajahs used to shoot that many in a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Last time I read about tigers, There are more in captivity than in the wild. And most in captivity are in America. In rich peoples private zoos, like Mike Tyson. And they are certainly not kept for conservation purposes- just living trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Last time I read about tigers, There are more in captivity than in the wild. And most in captivity are in America. In rich peoples private zoos, like Mike Tyson. And they are certainly not kept for conservation purposes- just living trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 http://sykes.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/miketyson-tiger.png I just wish he would donate his body as food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 http://sykes.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/miketyson-tiger.png I just wish he would donate his body as food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The biggest problem with most american tigers is they are hybrids. Worth nothing but their value as a rug. There are two genotypes of tiger, Siberian, found in the north and east of Russia, and Benegal, found from Bruma to Pakistan with most in the northeast of India. The wild populations are geneticly distinct, but most domestic tigers are a blend of the two, which makes them worthless as potential acclimatization and release subjects. You may as well use them to make rugs and use the bones to make Tiger Wine to sell to the Chinese, none of the wildlife protection societies are going to release blended genes to mix and muddy the wild populations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The biggest problem with most american tigers is they are hybrids. Worth nothing but their value as a rug. There are two genotypes of tiger, Siberian, found in the north and east of Russia, and Benegal, found from Bruma to Pakistan with most in the northeast of India. The wild populations are geneticly distinct, but most domestic tigers are a blend of the two, which makes them worthless as potential acclimatization and release subjects. You may as well use them to make rugs and use the bones to make Tiger Wine to sell to the Chinese, none of the wildlife protection societies are going to release blended genes to mix and muddy the wild populations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Better a mixed population than no population? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Better a mixed population than no population? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Luckily the Siberian Tiger has friends in high places. Saving the tiger from extinction is President Vladimir Putin's pet project. It would possibly be gone now without his efforts (and that of others) over the last few years. Cheers, Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Luckily the Siberian Tiger has friends in high places. Saving the tiger from extinction is President Vladimir Putin's pet project. It would possibly be gone now without his efforts (and that of others) over the last few years. Cheers, Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 This is neat. It's a special paint job by a Russian airline to raise awareness of the desperate plight of the Siberian tiger. =^..^=[ATTACH]37344[/ATTACH] Click to enlarge. You Swine Desky,. . . . . .I wanted to post that one . . . . You mean to tell me that YOU have got the interwebbythingummy all the way down in Orstrayleeya as well ? ? ? ? ah well,. . .I can delete the damn thing now. . . . .( slinks off in a huff. . . .) Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 This is neat. It's a special paint job by a Russian airline to raise awareness of the desperate plight of the Siberian tiger. =^..^=[ATTACH]37344[/ATTACH] Click to enlarge. You Swine Desky,. . . . . .I wanted to post that one . . . . You mean to tell me that YOU have got the interwebbythingummy all the way down in Orstrayleeya as well ? ? ? ? ah well,. . .I can delete the damn thing now. . . . .( slinks off in a huff. . . .) Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Russian airlines use 747's? What happened to keeping it all in the Motherland by using ageing Tupolevs and Antonovs?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Russian airlines use 747's? What happened to keeping it all in the Motherland by using ageing Tupolevs and Antonovs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Russian airlines use 747's? What happened to keeping it all in the Motherland by using ageing Tupolevs and Antonovs?? Your comment made me look again in case it was a dodgy image. Parked well behind the 747 is what I believe to be an Antonov so maybe it's kosha after all. BTW, Phil, yes we do have that' interwebbythingummy' down under. Only trouble is that we have to invert everything to make sense of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Russian airlines use 747's? What happened to keeping it all in the Motherland by using ageing Tupolevs and Antonovs?? Your comment made me look again in case it was a dodgy image. Parked well behind the 747 is what I believe to be an Antonov so maybe it's kosha after all. BTW, Phil, yes we do have that' interwebbythingummy' down under. Only trouble is that we have to invert everything to make sense of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Looking at the Aeroflot fleet, they don't run any old Tu's any more. Apart from 20 new Sukhoi Superjets, the rest are all Boeing and Airbus. http://www.aeroflot.com/cms/en/flight/plane_park 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Looking at the Aeroflot fleet, they don't run any old Tu's any more. Apart from 20 new Sukhoi Superjets, the rest are all Boeing and Airbus. http://www.aeroflot.com/cms/en/flight/plane_park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Looks like the Tiger livery is Transaero. They seem to have all Boeings, but a fairly old fleet - 12 year old up to 20 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Looks like the Tiger livery is Transaero. They seem to have all Boeings, but a fairly old fleet - 12 year old up to 20 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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