#malayantiger

“Smile! The Malayan tiger wears the characteristic striping pattern of black stripes on orange and white that provides excellent camouflage in the forest. Other than females with their young, tigers are solitary and come together only to mate.”

Panthera Tigris

Country: Malaysia

Issued: January 4, 1979

Face value: 30c

Catalog Codes: Michel MY 189Y; Stamp Number MY 175; Yvert et Tellier MY 190; Stanley Gibbons MY 190

The Malayan tiger is a Panthera tigris tigris population in Peninsular Malaysia.[5] This population inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula, and has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List in 2015. The population was roughly estimated at 250 to 340 adult individuals in 2013, and likely comprises less than 200 mature breeding individuals and has a declining trend.[1]

In the Malay language, the tiger is called harimau, also abbreviated to rimau.[6] It is also known as the southern Indochinese tiger, to distinguish it from tiger populations in northern parts of Indochina which are genetically different to this population.[2]

“What a jump! 🐅 Our Malayan Tiger, Berani, jumped for his bone-in meat as part of his daily enrichment. This type of enrichment happens once a month, and helps Berani exercise and strengthen his teeth and jaw. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Just by visiting the Houston Zoo, you’re helping save tigers in the wild. The Zoo funds the work of people in Asia protecting wild tigers by removing traps from wild tiger’s habitats”