Gene Jarvis: Siberian Tiger

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1978
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen & Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

The powerful Siberian Tiger, weighing up to seven hundred pounds and measuring up to twelve feet in length, is the largest of the world's big cats. This enormous cat finds its home in the frigid forests of eastern Siberia where its live revolves around the hunt. But, contrary to legend, the tiger does not kill indiscriminately and only a sick or dying tiger will attack such easy prey as man. When close to large prey, the tiger makes one quick leap out of the forest and may kill a creature as large as a deer or a wild pig. Like the grizzly bear who he rivals for ferocity, the Siberian Tigers requires large stretches of wilderness in order to find sufficient prey. Because this tiger is so dependent on the surpise attack, the search for food expends most of his time and energy. To guard his food supply and mating rights, the male tiger delineates a territory and guards it with zeal. No local male tiger dares enter another's domain, yet a transient male may pass through the territory unharmed. Females, though marking their territories in much the same way as the male, will not fight to defend their land since it serves only as a hunting ground. This powerful and graceful cat, a rare combination of composed languor and savage fierceness, standing on the brink of extinction, is truly one of nature's finest beasts.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the USSR 30K Siberian Tiger stamp issued December 16, 1977.

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