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The threatened Amur tiger - the world's biggest* - has staged a bit of a comeback in its native Siberia, with the population "finally stabilised", according to the WWF. The Amur population, which by the 1940s was represented by just 40-odd individuals in the Russian wilds, is now estimated at 480 to 520, The Telegraph reports. …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    800lb of Bootnotes

    "*An adult male Amur tiger can weigh in at 800lb and reach 10ft in length."

    According to a recent survey, over 76% of Amur tiger cubs born in the wild prefer the Metric system. This trend is also shared by at least one of your loyal readers.

    So is 800lb a lot then or what? Heavier than an average king or lighter?

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    800 pounds

    in stones, is about 57. In the world according to google anyway. Better?

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    800lb of Furry luurv

    800lb convert to about 362kg. But I thought there were such converters somewhere on the intarwebs. Oh well.

  4. Anthony B. Coates

    Pounds? Feet? Huh?

    Pounds? Feet? What are those in non-paleolithic units (i.e. kilograms and metres)?

    Cheers, Tony.

  5. Hein Kruger

    and feet?

    OK, but how long is 10ft? about 3m?

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    10 feet

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=10+feet+in+metres&btnG=Google+Search

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