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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?

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  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    800 pounds

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

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  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.

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  4. Anthony B. Coates

    Pounds? Feet? Huh?

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

    Cheers, Tony.

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  5. Hein Kruger

    and feet?

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

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  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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