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I finished this one a looong while back...but I kinda forgot about it...

Like the other Felid drawings, this was done with solely ballpoint pens - no pencil, no marker, no paint. There was a little bit of adjusting the contrast and brightness in Photoshop.

From Wikipedia: "The tiger (Panthera tigris), a member of the Felidae family, is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds), and having canines up to 4 inches long, the larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids. Tigers have a lifespan of 10–15 years in the wild, but can live longer than 20 years in captivity. They are highly adaptable and range from the Siberian taiga to open grasslands and tropical mangrove swamps. They are territorial and generally solitary animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey demands."

Now, most of us hear all the hype around tigers being endangered, such and such species have gone extinct and you should donate $50 to this obscure organization to give to tigers. I know, I know. I'm not saying it isn't true - tigers are definitely endangered, but I'm not going to give some sob story like "DON'T BUY FUR, YOU HEATHENS." In fact, if I were to tell you any 'positive' message, it would be to pay more attention to other, more significant species.

Tigers and other 'cute' species, like Pandas, have long been the poster childs in the endangered species movement, despite there being species in much worse shape. Great White Sharks, for example, were recently found to have less total numbers than tigers. Amphibian numbers are on the decline due to a fungus which has an almost 100% kill rate on each individual amphibian it comes in contact with. Alligator snapping turtles are rated as #6 on the WWF's "Top 10 Most Endangered Species List" (although, pandas and tigers are 2 and 3 on the list, respectively, so I take that with a grain of salt).

Here's an interesting look at 10 endangered species with actual numbers: [link] I would take a guess and probably say there's at the very least one animal on this list that you've never heard of, yet they are more endangered than intelligent humans in Jersey.

Sorry for writing such a long comment, but I hope y'all enjoyed it (if you did read it).

Description
I finished this one a looong while back...but I kinda forgot about it...

Like the other Felid drawings, this was done with solely ballpoint pens - no pencil, no marker, no paint. There was a little bit of adjusting the contrast and brightness in Photoshop.

From Wikipedia: "The tiger (Panthera tigris), a member of the Felidae family, is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds), and having canines up to 4 inches long, the larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids. Tigers have a lifespan of 10–15 years in the wild, but can live longer than 20 years in captivity. They are highly adaptable and range from the Siberian taiga to open grasslands and tropical mangrove swamps. They are territorial and generally solitary animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey demands."

Now, most of us hear all the hype around tigers being endangered, such and such species have gone extinct and you should donate $50 to this obscure organization to give to tigers. I know, I know. I'm not saying it isn't true - tigers are definitely endangered, but I'm not going to give some sob story like "DON'T BUY FUR, YOU HEATHENS." In fact, if I were to tell you any 'positive' message, it would be to pay more attention to other, more significant species.

Tigers and other 'cute' species, like Pandas, have long been the poster childs in the endangered species movement, despite there being species in much worse shape. Great White Sharks, for example, were recently found to have less total numbers than tigers. Amphibian numbers are on the decline due to a fungus which has an almost 100% kill rate on each individual amphibian it comes in contact with. Alligator snapping turtles are rated as #6 on the WWF's "Top 10 Most Endangered Species List" (although, pandas and tigers are 2 and 3 on the list, respectively, so I take that with a grain of salt).

Here's an interesting look at 10 endangered species with actual numbers: [link] I would take a guess and probably say there's at the very least one animal on this list that you've never heard of, yet they are more endangered than intelligent humans in Jersey.

Sorry for writing such a long comment, but I hope y'all enjoyed it (if you did read it).