Children with have a terrific time colouring in a ferocious yet majestic beast with this tiger template. It's great! a b Schwarz, E. (1912). "Notes on Malay tigers, with description of a new form from Bali". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 8 Volume 10 (57): 324–326. doi: 10.1080/00222931208693243. a b c Luo, S.-J.; Kim, J.-H.; Johnson, W. E.; van der Walt, J.; Martenson, J.; Yuhki, N.; Miquelle, D. G.; Uphyrkina, O.; Goodrich, J. M.; Quigley, H. B.; Tilson, R.; Brady, G.; Martelli, P.; Subramaniam, V.; McDougal, C.; Hean, S.; Huang, S.-Q.; Pan, W.; Karanth, U. K.; Sunquist, M.; Smith, J. L. D. & O'Brien, S. J. (2004). "Phylogeography and genetic ancestry of tigers ( Panthera tigris)". PLOS Biology. 2 (12): e442. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020442. PMC 534810. PMID 15583716. The Tiger Species Survival Plan has condemned the breeding of white tigers, alleging they are of mixed ancestry and of unknown lineage. The genes responsible for white colouration are represented by 0.001% of the population. The disproportionate growth in numbers of white tigers points to inbreeding among homozygous recessive individuals. This would lead to inbreeding depression and loss of genetic variability. [71] Perhaps your children could design a tea cup for a fictional character, a family member or their very own personalized one? Whatever you decide, it’s a wonderful creative opportunity.

There are two different colouring sheets to choose from. Or, if your children can’t decide which one to colour in, they could always colour in both! Liu, Y.-C.; Sun, X.; Driscoll, C.; Miquelle, D. G.; Xu, X.; Martelli, P.; Uphyrkina, O.; Smith, J. L. D.; O’Brien, S. J. & Luo, S.-J. (2018). "Genome-wide evolutionary analysis of natural history and adaptation in the world's tigers". Current Biology. 28 (23): 3840–3849. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.019. PMID 30482605. You can use these tiger pictures to color for quiet time, group time, for crafts, or even use alongside other learning or creative activities. The generic name Panthera is derived from the Latin word panthera and the Ancient Greek word πάνθηρ ('panther'). [8] TaxonomyThe South China tigers are considered functionally extinct, as they have not been sighted in the jungle for more than 25 years. They are only found in zoos in South Africa. Begany, L.; Criscuolo, C. L. (2009). "Accumulation of Deleterious Mutations Due to Inbreeding in Tiger Population" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2015. Once the Baby Tiger Colouring Sheets have been coloured in, you could add them to a lovely tiger-themed display wall. Or, your children could take theirs home to show off their colouring skills.

Harper, D. (2001–2011). "Tiger". Online Etymology Dictionary. Etymonline.com . Retrieved 6 April 2014. Indochinese tigers are found in the forests of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. They have a darker orange coat with narrower stripes than Bengal tigers. Indochinese tigers are also critically endangered, with fewer than 400 individuals left in the wild. Malayan Tiger Print out enough copies for each student, have them select their favorite tiger picture, and get them to color it in.

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The tiger historically ranged from eastern Turkey and Transcaucasia to the coast of the Sea of Japan, and from South Asia across Southeast Asia to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java and Bali. [50] Since the end of the last glacial period, it was probably restricted by periods of deep snow lasting longer than six months. [73] [74] Currently, it occurs in less than 6% of its historical range, as it has been extirpated from Southwest and Central Asia, large parts of Southeast and East Asia. It now mainly occurs in the Indian subcontinent, the Indochinese Peninsula, Sumatra and the Russian Far East, while its status in the Korean Peninsula is unknown. [51] [1] [75]