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Tiger and Cub [Kishi Ganku, Japan, 19th c.] (media.piefed.social)
submitted 2 weeks ago by JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social to c/visualarts@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Don't ask me HOW, and please don't ask me WHY, but for some reason, I'm getting some N'awlins flavor:

Denise LaSalle - "Don't Mess With My Toot Toot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL3Wwo6RGyw

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[–] Dogyote@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Did tigers ever roam Japan?

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Evidently they used to, before being hunted to extinction. But just like extinct lions in Britain, they captured a cultural memory, and were embraced in art & heraldry long after they were gone.

Not to mention, Japanese traveling abroad would have come to understand that the species was still alive and well in various parts of Asia.