The Eurasian Tiger or Caspian Tiger, a Panthera tigris tigris subspecies, roamed Turkey, Afghanistan, parts of Iraq, Caspian regions such as Iran, central Asia and southern Russia since 9800 BCE.
Read: Cult of the Fire God - Bronze Age Adventure New 2024
An ancient predator with thousands of years of history, the tiger takes part in the entire evolution of human civilization. The Caspian Tiger was declared extinct in 2003.
See also:
The Caspian Tiger, along with the Siberian Tiger, was one of the largest living big cat species. Coloring was tawny orange to grey with black stripes. Male Caspian tigers had a body length of 270–295 cm (106–116 in) and weighed 170–240 kg (370–530 lb); females measured 240–260 cm (94–102 in) in head-to-body and weighed 85–135 kg (187–298 lb).
Read: Cult of the Fire God - Bronze Age Adventure New 2024
According to historical records, tiger habitation in Caspian Sea region was not continuous. It ranged depending on the accessibility of wetlands such as river basins, lake edges and sea shores. Like other tigers, Caspians were water lovers.
See also:
Tiger settlement is also contingent on the number of wild hoofed mammals, the favored food of tigers. In the forests around the Black Sea, plenty of red and roe deer can be found. Tigers also hunt wild boar and will occasionally catch rock hyrax, an important prey animal in the food chain of Mesopotamia.
Through the late Pleistocene and Holocene Eras, the Caspian tiger population was linked to the Bengal tiger population in the Hindu Kush, before gene flow was interrupted by humans. The Holocene ends about 9600 BCE.
See also:
The Caspian tiger died out due to massive development, dams, drainage of wetlands, human takeover of territory, competition with humans for food such as wild boar, and organized tiger hunts on a broad scale in the 19th century and much of the 20th. It was officially declared extinct in 2003.
In the Bronze Age and earlier, the Caspian tiger is one of the apex predators of the ancient near East. Competition for territory and resources include the Eurasian Lion. The tiger might cross paths with the Arabian Leopard near the boundary of their ranges - two felines who love the wetlands.
See also:
The Caspian tiger arrived in Eurasia from the far East. Food is plentiful during the early ages. Deer, gazelles, wild horses, asses, onagers, mountain sheep and even moose provide a bounty of prey for the big cats. Fish thrive in the streams, wetlands and marshes.
Read: Cult of the Fire God - Bronze Age Adventure New 2024
In winter or lean times, a tiger might attack livestock straying too far from the herd. Naturally this makes them an enemy of shepherds and farmers, and like wolves they are killed on sight. Tigers need to eat up to 25 lb (11.3 k) per day.
See also:
Alternately they can gorge up to 100 lbs (45 k) at one meal and fast for several days. Tigers are known for grandiose appetites.
In the Chinese zodiac, 2024 is the Year of the Tiger. It's an ambitious period of achievement and prosperity. This is a good time to connect with one's inner power and/or increase self-confidence.
See also: