The South China Tiger is not extinct.

As of October, 21, there were about 11 South China tigers raised artificially in the world.

The artificial breeding of South China Tiger began in Qianling Park in Guiyang in 1963.

in 1958, a wild male South China tiger was captured from Qingzhen, Guizhou. In 1963, it was mated with a wild female South China tiger captured from Changshun, Guizhou in 1958 and a wild female South China tiger captured from Bijie, Guizhou in 1959.

Two female South China tigers gave birth to 1 male, 1 female and 2 cubs respectively. In the past 38 years, there were 122 litters of South China tigers in captivity in China, with 287 litters. Except for 32 deaths, 151 males and 14 females survived.

In 46 years of captivity, 25 South China tigers died. There are 191 animals that can accurately determine the age of death, and the sum of their life span is 1179 years. Of the 266 recorded larvae, 117 died within 3 days after birth, with a mortality rate as high as 44%; The mortality rate of adults is 4%-5% when they are 4-12 years old, and the mortality rate over 13 years old increases.

As of September 21, South China tigers were kept in 16 zoos in China. Including Shanghai Zoo, Luoyang Wangcheng Park, Suzhou Zoo, Guangzhou Zoo, Chengdu Zoo, Chongqing Zoo, Fuzhou Zoo, Nanchang Zoo, Guangzhou Xiangjiang Wildlife World, Shanghai Wildlife Park, shenzhen safari park, Guiyang Forest Wildlife Park, Changsha Ecological Zoo, etc.

As of 218, the zoo with the largest number of South China tigers is Luoyang Wangcheng Park, with 38 * * *, followed by Shanghai Zoo with 25 * *, and Luoyang Wangcheng Zoo with 19 * * *. Shanghai Zoo established the South China Tiger Kindergarten and Nursery in September, 21, which is the first in China to train the South China Tiger cubs.

On June 22nd, 217, Guangzhou Zoo successfully bred the South China Tiger again.

Extended information:

Compared with other tiger species, the South China tiger is primitive, with a larger ratio of skull length to skull width, a slender figure and a thinner abdomen. The head is round, the ears are short, the limbs are thick and powerful, the tail is long, the chest and abdomen are mixed with more milky white, and the whole body is orange and covered with black stripes.

The South China tiger is one of the smallest subspecies of tigers. The male tiger is about 2.5 meters long from head to tail. Weighing about 15 kilograms, the female tiger is about 2.3 meters long from head to tail, 8-1 centimeters long and weighs about 12 kilograms.

There are short and narrow stripes on the fur of the South China tiger, and the spacing between stripes is larger than that of Bengal tiger and Northeast tiger, and diamond-shaped stripes often appear on the side. Closer to the direct ancestor of the tiger-the ancient Chinese cat.

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