| I would like to share with you some of the myths | | | | was known as "the tiger" as the tiger was seen |
| and legends surrounding the tiger and perhaps | | | | as a symbol of life and death, destruction and |
| give you some ideas on finding the best tiger | | | | aggression. |
| tattoo design. | | | | I won't preach to you about the decline of the |
| Most tiger tattoo designs are of the head of the | | | | tiger numbers due to the loss of habitat, but I will |
| tiger and why not, the tiger has a regal look | | | | tell you that for many years every part of the |
| about it, a proud gaze that suggests strength and | | | | tiger was used in Chinese medicine (even tiger |
| wisdom. As a matter of interest the Chinese hold | | | | wine. Yuk!). Thankfully, the Chinese government |
| the tiger in high regard, because the markings on | | | | has put a stop to this practice, and dishes out |
| the forehead are similar to the Chinese symbol | | | | severe penalties to poachers or anyone found |
| for king. | | | | selling tiger medications. |
| A Tiger head tattoo design looks great blended | | | | And if you thinking how nice it would to be up |
| with many other tattoo designs, such as, tribal, | | | | close and personnel with a tiger, then think again, |
| flowers, lettering, etc, and looks fantastic in a full | | | | a tiger can reach up to 3.3 meters (11ft) in length |
| arm tattoo design. As a matter of fact, no | | | | and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The |
| matter if you just use the head of the tiger, or | | | | jaw of the tiger is capable of crushing the |
| the whole body, you can't go wrong. Now let me | | | | vertebrae of any animal on earth (yikes!). |
| tell you something about the myths and legends | | | | A tiger has been documented as killing a fully |
| of the tiger. | | | | grown Rhinoceros (yes, fully grown!!), and tigers |
| Tigers have been around for around 2 million | | | | have been known to smash the skulls of |
| years and over the years a lot of mythology has | | | | domestic cattle with a swipe of a paw. Tigers are |
| surrounded this majestic animal. In China the tiger | | | | such successful hunters they get to dine on a |
| is the 3rd animal in the Chinese zodiac. Yin and | | | | variety of animals, like rabbits, wild boar, pythons, |
| Yan are at times represented as a Yin tigress and | | | | young elephants, bears and crocodiles (that's right, |
| a Yan dragon. | | | | Crocodiles!). |
| In early China history, the highest ranking general | | | | |