RELEASED Hivewire Big Cat Has Begun!

[Chris]

I'm looking at images like these.

 

[Ken1171]

Oh it's interesting how the mane in this last photo looks rather angular on the sides, like it forms a pentagon.

 

[Miss B]

OK, that's not what I would call a mane, as lions have them all around their heads. Nice reference photos Chris.

 

[Ken1171]

Right, it seems to start from the ears down. More like a beard like Chris said. I am still intrigued - I didn't know tigers had that.

 

[Miss B]

Yes, and I'm liking it.

 

[CWRW]

This is a Sumatran Tiger named Juma - classic example of a large tiger "mane". I met him back in 2009.

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Charlie is a classic Bengal Tiger- different shape of "mane":

 

[CWRW]

This is Juma at 4 years old, when I met him.

 

[Sunfire]

He is quite handsome.

 

[Ken1171]

Ohh, the tiger mane really seem to start at the ears, going down wider from there. Pretty similar to a human beard. The face patterns are so exquisite, almost unreal. Very interesting how the mane varies from one tiger to another, and also with age. The only constant is the black stripe around the base, and how it turns white along the rest. Quite a distinct look.

In the "beard" that Chris has modeled, the black stripe would go around the 'band' around the head, while the petals would be mostly white hair.

 

[Miss B]

He is quite handsome.

I have to agree.

 

[Harimau]

This is a Sumatran Tiger named Juma - classic example of a large tiger "mane". I met him back in 2009.

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Charlie is a classic Bengal Tiger- different shape of "mane":
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That is correct. Though the Sumatran tiger is among the smallest subspecies, it has the the most prominent 'mane' of all the subspecies.

 

[carmen indorato]

Oh yeah!

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NICE Chris!

 

[carmen indorato]

do you think we will be able to get a toon tiger takeoff on this when done?
I just saw the newest Mowgli (SP!?) film and the bad tiger was great looking on it especially that damaged front leg/paw.
Would be nice to get a toon version of that with a morphing paw to make o=it look damaged.

 

[carmen indorato]

Looking great, Chris! ^_____^

Funny how I didn't notice tigers actually had a mane until now. I thought only lions had a mane, but here it is! Now I wonder if all tigers have manes, or maybe some do?

I love this shagier mane best of all especially good on a male of the species. Hope we get lots muscles on this bad boy!

 

[JOdel]

Tigers wear muttonchop whiskers.

 

[Miss B]

You know JOdel, now that you mention it, THAT's what they remind me of. More so than a mane.

 

[Satira Capriccio]

That or a feathery Elizabethan collar

 

[Harimau]

Tigers wear muttonchop whiskers.

The 'mane' on the tiger are often referred to as 'ruff' and they are usually present in male tigers. The same word is used for that collar as that worn by Queen Elizabeth I as mentioned by Satira Capricio. In animals it refers to a fringe of hair or feathers around the neck.

 

[Harimau]

Incidentally, a ruff is also a kind of bird with, well, a ruff.

Ruff (Calidris pugnax):

Another animal with a ruff is the Ruffed Lemur.

A Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata):

 

[Harimau]

Here are some information charts on my favourite animal (as you may have guessed):

1. Characteristics:

Geographic Distribution:

Main Subspecies Variations:

All Six Extant Subspecies:

Extant (but Threatened) and Recently Extinct Species:

The Largest Tigers that ever lived (the Ngandong is a giant extinct Pleistocene tiger):

Facial Variations:

Note that the Amur tiger is the Siberian tiger.