Silly question....but what actually makes a "Tiger"? - Page 2

MDT · 08-20-13, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Pirarucu

The back pattern and elongated spotting on the sides. Another characteristic is that the stripe on top of the head does not continue to the nose but stops about where the eyes are.

Thanks Pirarucu....So I would guess his elongated patches are just "him" (so-to-speak)...The stripe on the head does extend to the nose. His back pattern seems pretty normal for a SD. That confirms my suspicion.

Pirarucu · 08-21-13, 08:52 PM

Yes, he is a normal SD.

Ivanator · 08-27-13, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirarucu

The back pattern and elongated spotting on the sides. Another characteristic is that the stripe on top of the head does not continue to the nose but stops about where the eyes are.

^^This. Also the back pattern is usually a solid stripe going all the way down the back or makes a pattern kinda like this -_-_-_. I don't really know how to describe that with words and also they have a horizontal stripe on top of each side between the eyes. If that makes sense.

Pirarucu · 09-01-13, 07:57 AM

They have semicircles on each side of the line that goes down their back, which are usually staggered so they aren't just whole circles with a line through them, but they can be in some cases.
That's not the best method of ID until you have more experience differentiating tigers and normals though, as normals can display something similar.