Tiger Island: The Awesome Pawsome

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In a small den at Tiger Island, Samara is giving birth...

 Tiger Island Zoo is raising tigers in order to save the gene pool of these endangered big cats. Sign a Petition to Save Tigers and learn tiger facts.

And the Awesome Pawsome are born! Taj, Sultan, Rama and Sita come into the world, and Taj is the hoped-for white tiger!  Sita, the only female, will become a vital link in the breeding program, but for now, she must survive the first year of life at Tiger Island. (My favorite is Taj, being so rare!) The cubs snuggle against Samara. The zookeepers notice Rama and Sita, as they have an even rarer trait than Taj: light stripes! The brown-orange stripes and butterscotch color make them look like large house cats!

 The Awesome Pawsome live at Tiger Island at Dreamworld. in Queensland, Australia. They intrigue me because they are such extraordinary tigers. Four tigers, one white, two light-striped, and one normal. Come visit the Tigers. Come visit the Awesome Pawsome...

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Tiger Island Table of Contents

Find the Tiger Cubs of the Awesome Pawsome

As you scroll down you will see tiger kittens in baskets. If you click on them you will be able to play with them.

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  1. Taj
  2. Sultan
  3. Rama
  4. Sita
  5. Mohan
  6. Samara
  7. Taj's Teaching
  8. Video of The Awesome Pawsome
  9. Petition to Save the Tigers
  10. What are your thoughts on White Tigers?

The Awesome Pawsome TV Show

The Story of Bengal Tiger Cubs

Tiger Cubs

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The Awesome Pawsome is a documentary special that chronicles the first year of four Bengal tiger cubs -- Sita, Rama, Taj and Sultan.

Born at Tiger Island at Dreamworld, on Australia's Gold Coast and raised in captivity to help preserve the species, the program captures the unpredictable moments of their infancy, from birth to feeding, living with their handlers, getting their first bath and even meeting dogs and children.

At Tiger Island, the tiger cubs will also be learning to be adult tigers.

Taj

Facts and interactables about Taj: A White Bengal Tiger

As a cub, Taj was playful and a good friend of his dad, Mohan. He loved Tiger Cake, and stole his siblings' cake as well! He was small and cuddly, too. (Please excuse the purrs from both Taj's, tigers can't actually purr. They can roar and chuff.)

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As an adult, Taj is a proud tiger, being the first white tiger born in Australia. He loves his dad and all of his human/tiger family at Tiger Island.

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Taj

A Bengal Tiger

Aurora World 12 Teo The White Tiger



You can have Taj to snuggle and cuddle with in your own home.
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Sultan

Facts and interactables about Sultan the Normal Colored Bengal Tiger

As a cub, Sultan was energetic and liked pouncing. He was the only normal-colored tiger in the Awesome Pawsome.

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As an adult, Sultan lost a lot of fame, being brother to three extraordinary tigers and not being extraordinary himself. He still loves his family and especially his siblings. He is also a talkative cat, and won't leave his feelings unheard!

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Sultan

A Bengal Tiger

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You can have Sultan to snuggle and cuddle with in your own home.
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Rama

Facts and interactables about Rama the Light-Striped Bengal Tiger

As a cub, Rama got pounced on a lot by his sister, Sita. They both had a rare light-striped mutation.

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As an adult, Rama is still seen by his siblings as a pounce bag, but not as much. His majestic coloring makes him unique and more interesting than Taj!

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Sita or Rama

A Bengal Tiger

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You can have Sita to snuggle and cuddle with in your own home. Doubles as her brother Rama!
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Sita

Facts and interactables about Sita the Light-Striped Bengal Tiger

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Golden Tiger like Sita

As a cub, Sita was always treasured. She loved pouncing on Taj and Rama, and loves her family, especially her brothers and father Mohan.

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As an adult, she still loves pouncing, though usually not on her brothers. She has more etiquette than when she was a cub, but still basically stays the same. See below for information about her new mate and possible cubs.

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Mohan

A Bengal Tiger

Mohan



You can have Mohan to snuggle and cuddle with in your own home.
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Samara

A Bengal Tiger

Samara
Samara, mate of Mohan and mother to the Awesome Pawsome! You can have Samara to snuggle and cuddle with in your own home. With her, you can complete the Awesome Pawsome family.
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Taj's Teaching

Taj teaches about Bengal Tigers, with help from family.

White TigerTaj: Hi, my name's Taj! I'm a white tiger, the rarest tiger in the world!

Rama: Actually, Taj, you're second to rarest. Light-striped tigers like Sita and I are rarer, right dad?

Mohan: Actually, you're both wrong, Rama. The real rarest is the golden tiger. Though they've got to be rare, and very rare. Taj, did you know that worldwide there are only about 200 white tigers including us?

Taj: Really? I didn't know that. How could we get helped, dad?

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Mohan: Actually, humans are helping. They try breeding programs for white tigers, and hope for white tiger cubs from that, like you from Sama and I. Usually, though, a white tiger, light-striped tiger, or golden tiger, wouldn't survive well in it's habitat. It needs the normal coloring for disguise. Luckily, you three little terrors and I live at a zoo, and the zookeepers get us what we need.

Sita: Hey, we're not terrors, right Taj? Right Rama?

Rama and Taj: Yeah, Sita, we're...uh...not, as, uh, educated and proper as you...
{Sita rages at her brothers}
{Rama and Taj scream}
{Sita purrs at her control over them}

Tiger and its Cubs in Water (Panthera Tigris)
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Mohan, Rama, Taj and Sultan: Sita, tigers don't purr.

Sita: They don't? I thought they were felines.

Taj: They are, but tigers can only roar and chuff due to the shape of their vocal cords.

Mohan: Good job, Taj, you're telling a lot of facts!

Taj: I'm learning a lot, too!

Sultan: I feel awkward being an only-normal-colored cub. Do you feel weird about your unique coloring being one not as rare as the others, Taj?

Taj: Yeah, it is kinda weird. Bet Rama and Sita don't feel that way. Anyway, back to facts, did you know that most tigers sleep up to 18 hours a day? Also, tigers and jaguars are the only two large cats which like the water.

Mohan: You really are a smart cat!
{Mohan smiles proudly}
{Taj smiles back}

Taj: Tigers are good at jumping, too, and--
Sultan: Well, I can, but you can't so it doesn't count as all tigers.
{Sultan sticks his tongue out at Taj}

Taj: Dad, can tigers jump?

Mohan: Well, lets go watch a tiger and see if it does jump.
{They watch a tiger in real action. It doesn't even hop}

Two Bengal Tiger Cubs Bonding
Two Bengal Tigers
Don Grall
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Mohan: That explains your question?

Taj: Oops, sorry Sultan, I guess you're right. But if I'm getting corrected off all the cool stuff, what's the big woop-dee-doo on tigers?

Mohan: Tigers, first of all, are an endangered species. Also, they have stripes acting like a human's fingerprint. No two patterns are the same, though they look similar. Furthermore, at full running speed tigers reach up to 60 kilometers per hour!

Taj: Wow! This should being Mohan's Teaching, you know a lot!

Mohan: Thanks, Taj.

Sita: What about Sumatran Tigers? Does anyone know about them?

Mohan: Share your knowledge, Sita.

Sita: Well, first of all, Sumatran Tigers are the smallest of all tigers. Also, Sumatran Tigers have the darkest colored coat of all tigers.
Furthermore, Sumatran Tigers have broader, black stripes that are more closely spaced. Additionally, though not about Sumatran Tigers, tigers have a white spot on the back of both ears, which looks like eyes. This tricks predators into thinking the tiger is looking at them. This is why they are called 'eye spots'.

Taj: Woah, Sita! You're a genius! How'd you learn all this?
Sita (puffing out her chest): I pay attention to the zookeepers' conversations.

Taj (bored tone): And a big woop-dee-doo for you.
{Sita rages at Taj}
Taj (wide-eyed and hiding behind Mohan): Ah! Daddy, I'm scared!
{Mohan nips Sita}

Mohan: Don't scare your brother, Sita.

Video of The Awesome Pawsome

The Baby Bengal Tigers of Tiger Island

A group of tiger cubs are filmed in all their wonderful magnificence....just great!
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The Baby Tigers of Tiger Island

story of four tiger cubs born in Australia. animal planet documented their lives as they were growing to become adult tigers....i own nothing, i ...
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The Baby Tigers of Tiger Island

the newborn tigers are gaining weight and are growing fast. they are taken from their mother and cared for by their keepers.
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Mohan and Rakhan

Tigers of Dreamworld's Tiger Island

Bengal Tigers
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Queensland is also the home of none other than Dreamworld's Tiger Island, a permanent display where tigers interact with humans every day. Tiger Island opened in June 1995 with six Bengal tigers: Samara, Jai, Mohan, Rakhan Bakkar and Kyla. Due to relocations and deaths, only two of the original six tigers remain (Mohan and Rakhan).

Kato and Sita

KatoSita
You can have Kato and Sita to snuggle and cuddle with in your own home. Look for some cubs for Kato and Sita above when you read about Sita as a cub.
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Tiger Island Zoo

Riding on an Elephant

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The enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo was only 12 1/2 feet tall when a tiger escaped and killed a young man there. That height can be traced to an age-old belief in India, where tigers are common, that a person can ride safely through tiger country atop an elephant, which stands 11 to 13 feet tall. The standard for zoos now is 18 feet with the top 2 feet tapered in towards the tigers.

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Buy several tiger families and you can have an entire community of tigers to add to your own little Tiger Island Zoo!
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Dreamworld's baby bengal tiger cubs

Don't you wish you could pick them up and cuddle them?
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Tigers

Great Christmas or Birthday Presents for Bengal Tiger Lovers

Read, play with and learn about Tigers
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Stuffed Tigers

Snuggle with bengal tigers

Tigers are beautiful but also dangerous. Rather than petting a real tiger you can own a stuffed one and let your imagination soar. Buy the entire family of the Awesome Pawsome today!
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Petition to Save the Tigers

Tiger Cub Drinking Milk from a Bottle
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Please go to Save the Indian Tiger and sign the petition. Only a few more signatures are needed.

Help Wild Tigers Survive - The Petition Site
* Target: U.S. Senate
* Sponsored by: Wildlife Conservation Society

There may be as few as 3,200 wild tigers in the world today -- and they need our help. The world's remaining tigers are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and fragmentation, and conflict with humans.

Your senators can help tigers by authorizing a new postage stamp whose purchase would support wildlife conservation projects -- to create protected habitats, stop illegal poaching, and expand education.

Ask your senators to support the Stamp Act today -- and help save the world's remaining tigers!
Tell China: Save the Tigers! - The Petition Site
There are only 50 tigers left in China. Tell the Chinese government that tigers need protection. (12921 signatures on petition)

Tiger Related Board Games

Imagine that you are one of the Awesome Pawsome as you play these jungle and tiger games.
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Online Tiger Games

Jungle Board Game
Tiger Board Game

Jungle or Dou Shou Qi is a traditional Chinese board game. It is also known as Jungle Chess or Animal Chess.

It is a two player, abstract strategy game played on a 7x9 board. In many ways, the game resembles the western game Stratego, which has its origin in Jungle.

Tiger Games

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Often toy tigers can replace playing pieces in traditional board games. A collection of white and orange tiger cubs could become the playing pieces for a game of Checkers. Add more tigers in various poses to create a Tiger Chess Game.
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How to make the Tiger Plate Mask

Tiger Plate Mask
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Start with an Orange Paper Plate. Use hotglue to stick on stripes. Add eyes and other features.

You can easily make a mask, by leaving off the eyes and cutting holes. Attach a popsicle stick to the bottom with Gorilla Tape for the child to hold it to their face.
Tiger Craft (Easy)
Easy paper plate tiger craft.
How to Draw a Tiger with Graphite Pencils
Learn how to draw a tiger from the cold regions of Siberia in this drawing lesson. Take a look into the details how tiger drawings are created with graphite pencils.

Craft Supplies for making Tiger Masks

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Learn how to play Tiger in the Corner

Tiger in the Corner

Describes the outdoor games children in colonial times played throughout the year, including "tiger in the corner". This would be a great way to add physical exercise while keeping with the Tiger Theme.
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Tiger Tails and Ears for Dramatic Play

Tiger Costume

There is an adorable video of kittens who like waffles. Kids love to sing the song and it's great to use as a chart for learning to read.

Tiger Costume

Though some only like to dress-up on Halloween, my little Fancy Nancy loves to dress up any day and a tiger costume is one of her favorites.
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Tigers are Dangerous Wild Animals

Siberian Tiger Growls and Shows its Teeth at the Henry Doorly Zoo, Nebraska
Siberian Tiger Growls and Shows its Teeth at the Henry Doorly Zoo, Nebraska
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A 350-pound Siberian tiger that mauled an experienced San Francisco Zoo keeper so badly she could lose her arm had no history of violence, prompting an investigation into what led to the vicious attack.

This is the same tiger that escaped its cage attacked three men, killing one a year later. Police shot and killed the tiger.

Big Cats are wild animals, they are not pets. The fact is, tigers, lions, and other big cats are dangerous, volatile, and genetically hard-wired to kill.

Buying the Awesome Pawsome on Video or DVD

Please let me know if anyone finds the Awesome Pawsome on Video or DVD. Many people have been asking but these are the best leads so far.

Inetvideo mentions a VHS version of the Awesome Pawsome, released in 2000 but says that it is out of stock.

Yahoo Answers:
Awesome Pawsome?
Where can I find the video of the Awesome Pawsome u know from animal planet, about the four Tiger cubs?

You'll have to wait for it to come back on TV and then record it. It is not on DVD, and nowhere else on the web. Animal Planet protects their videos quite closely, so you'll be hard pressed to find one unless they release it on DVD. It's been 7 years since it's been made though so I have a feeling you're out of luck.
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Imagine You Are a Tiger

Imagine You Are a Tiger
Imagine You are a Tiger (Imagine You are a...)


Read all about tigers and as you do begin to imagine that you are a tiger. How does the world look to you now? What are your needs? How will you survive?
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Tiger Calendars

Tigers 2012 Deluxe Wall Calendar

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Tigers in the News!

Chimp cares for White Tiger Cubs
Chimpanzee earns her stripes as a foster mother by caring for two white tiger cubs

Pictures from a Miami zoo show a doting chimpanzee taking care of two tiger cubs. Anjana keeps two-month-old Mitra and Shiva happy by tenderly feeding them with a bottle and cuddling up with them at nap time.
Royal Bengal Tiger spotted in Simlipal
BARIPADA: A black Royal Bengal tiger has been spotted in the Simplipal tiger reserve (STR). STR Director and Conservator R. Nagraj Reddy said the tiger was spotted by experts who were engaged in the tiger census at upper Barhakamuda area in the STR. The same tiger had been spotted at Yudapal area in September 2007. ''The Royal Bengal tigers are classified into three categories - one with light yellow and brown coat, second with black and yellow coat and the third and rare one is the black one with white dots on its belly,'' informed Reddy.
Tigers under a tight leash
THE steel cage at the former site of Bukit Jambul Hibiscus, Orchids and Reptile Farm in Penang where two Bengal tigers are kept has maximum security measures, farm director Michael Ooi said.

Hence, he said the public need not be afraid of tigers escaping from the cage.

The farm, which started operations in 1989, was closed down in June 2007 after Penang Development Corporation (PDC) took back the land.
White tiger cub turns black in Chennai Zoo
CHENNAI: One of the three 'white' tigers born in Vandalur zoo in June seems to have changed its colours - most of its body and legs are now black.

The black cub, along with its completely white siblings, was on display for the public to see for the first time at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur on Sunday, and drew hordes of excited visitors.
75 tigers died in zoos in last three years - The Times of India
Zoos do not seem to be safe for the royal Bengal tigers with infighting, disease and old age taking the toll on at least 75 big cats in zoological parks across the country in the last three years.
Royal Bengal Tigers Get GPS Treatment, New Plans to Save the Endangered Species | Fast Company
Poachers beware--WWF is armed with GPS tracking devices and far-reaching schemes to help tigers re-produce as much as possible.
Victory! ALDF Wins Freedom for Tony the Truck Stop Tiger
Tony, the 10-year-old Siberian Bengal tiger who's been at the heart of an ongoing catfight over his living conditions at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, La., has had his freedom granted!
18 Endangered Bengal Tigers Shot to Death
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An owner of dozens of wild animals who freed them before committing suicide this week was an avid gun collector who had traded weapons for a monkey, a leopard and a tiger cub, federal documents show. Terry Thompson built his collection of exotic animals by swapping guns, sh

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A Walk in the Woods

Tiger with Cub
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More Wild Animals

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How do you think we can save the Tigers?

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