The Malayan Tiger

The ninth tiger...

The tigers of Malaysia were only considered a separate and distinct sub-species in 2004, making the Malayan Tiger the ninth sub-species of tiger.

Numbering around 3,000 fifty years ago, there are fewer than 500 wild tigers in the country today. Tiger numbers will decline so long as the loss of habitat and poaching are not stemmed immediately.

Like the fate of tigers around the world, the future of the Malayan Tiger is just as bleak. 

 The tiger is scientifically known as Panthera tigris. It is the world's largest cat, measuring as long as 4 meters and weighing as more than 300 kg. 

The tiger's body is massive, yet exquisitely designed and elegant. Despite a large, muscular body, the tiger is quite capable of stalking stealthily in dense Asian jungles and snow-white Siberia. It is a creature of beauty and grace and often a symbol of power and mystery.