Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project

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Original – Maya, a female tiger from the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
Reason
very nice picture of a tiger in the reserve
Articles in which this image appears
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Stephenekka
If the animal in the image was a male, would the caption read "male tiger"? No? Then clearly in common usage "tiger" = "male animal" and the female should be referred to by its name of "tigress". Otherwise, we are assuming that male = normal/standard/default and everything else must be tagged to clarify what it is. MurielMary (talk) 01:17, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Also, following your logic @Thnidu:, if "tiger" = "male and female animals" then the caption should actually read "Maya, a tiger". MurielMary (talk) 01:19, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@MurielMary: (Not a vote, just continuing a discussion.) Not necessarily. We can use "deer" for an adult animal of that type of either sex, but we also have the option of saying "doe" or "stag" as appropriate. As I said above, "Not necessary to change female tiger to tigress. Either way is OK."
Dog words are similar to "tiger/tigress". From Quora: In the breeder's world, a male dog is simply called a "dog." (Females are called "bitches.") In the breed ring you have classes for "dogs" and classes for "bitches." Only males show as dogs, and only females show as bitches.

Promoted File:Panthera tigris tigris Tidoba 20150306.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:37, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]