A tiger’s stripes are unique — like a human fingerprint
No two tigers share the same stripe pattern. Field researchers and camera traps use those markings the way police use fingerprints.
Stripes continue onto the skin beneath the fur, so a shaved tiger would still wear its ID. The pattern breaks up the outline in tall grass and dappled forest light.
Uniqueness is camouflage plus census tool. Nature painted each tiger once — and conservation teams read that paint for decades.
Shahzad Mahota
A tiger’s stripes are unique — like a human fingerprint
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