Results: "Once In A While Someone Amazing Comes Along...And Here I Am" -- Tigger
Published on 07/30/2019
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And someone as amazing as Tigger deserves its own special holiday, and today it is! July 29 has been designated as International Tiger Day (or is that Tigger day?). My two favourite animals are tigers and elephants (elephants get their own special day August 12 ). How many of these Tiger facts did you know?
International Tiger Day (aka Global Tiger Day or World Tiger Day) was established in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, Russia, as a step to spread awareness about the decline of wild tiger numbers in order to encourage the work of tiger conservation
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Around 3,900 wild tigers are left in the world as of today, with 70% of the tiger population found in India.
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An adult tiger weighs up to 363kg. They are the third-largest carnivore on land after polar bears and brown bears.
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They like water. They are excellent swimmers and more often spend their time in pools or streams.
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Tigers are the only cat species that are completely striped. They even have stripes on their skin
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Unlike lions, they do not live in permanent groups. They live private lives except when females are raising cubs. The correct name for the group of tigers is a "streak" or "ambush".
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The average lifespan of a wild tiger is 10 - 15 years. Sometimes they are known to live up to 26 years in the wild.
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Knew all of these
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None
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How many of these famous Tigers are you familiar with (sorry Tigger, equal time to all the others)?
Tigger of Winnie The Pooh fame (of course he is first)
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Tony the Tiger (Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot)
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The Esso Tiger (Put a tiger in your tank)
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Daniel Striped Tiger (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood)
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Shiva (The Walking Dead)
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288 votes
Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
36%
939 votes
Machli the Tiger Queen of Ranthambore (who died at the ripe old age of 19, in 2016)
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65 votes
Rajah (Disney's Aladdin)
26%
681 votes
Shere Khan (The Jungle Book)
36%
930 votes
All of them
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None
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How about these ones?
The Tiger in the Boat (Life Of Pi)
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Battle Cat (Masters Of The Universe)
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255 votes
Vitaly (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted)
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228 votes
Master Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)
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501 votes
Spar (We Bought A Zoo)
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228 votes
The Tigers Of Tigris (Ridley Scott's Gladiator)
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117 votes
Tiger Woods (golfing legend) -- I know, not a real or character tiger, but deserves honourable mention none-the-less
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Knew all
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87 votes
None
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Jake the Tiger (Dr. Doolittle)
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The good news is that on International Tiger Day, the four-year tiger census report, known as "Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India", released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, shows a huge jump in tiger numbers across all landscapes in India from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967, a rise of 741 individuals in four years. In percentage terms, it works out to 33 per cent. This is wonderful news, and in no small part due to the conservation efforts of various groups. Does this increase please you, as much as it please me?
Yes
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Yes, and like you, I love tigers
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Not sure
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No
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