Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
16-07-2010, 13:43
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
What tiger?
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16-07-2010, 14:29
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
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Originally Posted by Wayfair
What tiger?
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Exactly... 
And I'm told that tigers not only have striped fur, they also have striped skin.
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16-07-2010, 14:45
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
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Originally Posted by Pauls9
Exactly...
And I'm told that tigers not only have striped fur, they also have striped skin. |
Much like your common house cat, the markings on their fur usually match the markings on their skin
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16-07-2010, 15:29
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
same as my dog. Her colour patterns are even in her mouth
Also one side of her mouth is white the other is dark her whiskers match dark one side light the other lol
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16-07-2010, 16:55
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
I can beat that 
Look at his tongue, and yes they do go all the way up!!!
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16-07-2010, 17:10
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
That's one happy dog you got there Kymmy!
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16-07-2010, 18:10
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
I can beat that
Look at his tongue, and yes they do go all the way up!!! |
It's spotty dog from the Wooden Tops. 
Anyone under 45 will not have a clue what I'm talking about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLhc2Vd88DM
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16-07-2010, 21:06
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
That is quite a picture.
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16-07-2010, 21:47
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
Apparently if you skin a Lion and Tiger, only and expert can tell the skeletons apart
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17-07-2010, 12:19
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Re: Have you ever wondered why tigers have stripes?
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Originally Posted by Graham M
Much like your common house cat, the markings on their fur usually match the markings on their skin
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Do they? I might need to get the hair clippers out to test that theory.
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