Week Three: What's the Difference?

Instead of doing this on week one, I've decided to do this for week three, and that's to tell what a Siberian Tiger actually is. I didn't really know what the difference between any other type of tiger and the siberian tiger till now. Well, because of week two's article, I knew they were the largest type of cat, but really, that's about it, so I think that this article fits right in.

In this article, It has everything about why siberian tigers are different, from tip to tail, no kidding. But that's just because that's how they get measured (it wouldn't feel right not to have a cheesy joke this week after last weeks title).

To learn more about siberian tigers' apperances (and also the rest of the tiger family's), then click here:
http://www.alexandgregory.com/siberian_tigers.html

Week Two: Child's Play

Well actually, being an endanger species isn't. Child's play that is. It's a pun....

Anyway, the reason I made a terrible joke is because my article for this week is from the National Geographic Explorer website, which is generally for kids, but I thought this article had good information.

The article starts off talking about Howard Quigley's first encounter with a siberian tiger. Quigley is a biologist who has worked with a number of different animals. The article then continues to talk about how siberian tigers are being tracked now, sending back information about what they're doing constantly.

This article is interesting to read because it has good information, such as how the tiger population got so low and what people are doing to help. It's also interesting because it talks about how presenting more jobs in the areas where tigers live could actually prevent poaching. There's also a list of facts at he end. They really have no purpose, but they're pretty interesting, like the fact that a tiger's stripes are like human finger prints and are unique to each individual.

Check out the article here: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0311/articles/mainarticle.html

Week One: Introduction

For my first ever post, I wanted to share an article I found on the New York Times website a few weeks ago.

This article is what gave me the idea for this blog and is very interesting. It not only talks about a meeting that many heads of state are attending this month, but also has many statistics about Siberian Tigers, such as how the tiger population has dropped by 40 percent in the last decade and what many leaders in Eastern Asia plan to do to reach their goal of increasing the tiger population.

To read this article click the following link: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/leaders-to-convene-on-tiger-rescue/?scp=1&sq=siberian%20tigers&st=cse