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> I'm not sure what's new here except the fact that almost everyone now carries a camera yet we're still to get clear images ;) Exactly this. The absence of cl

> I'm not sure what's new here except the fact that almost everyone now carries a camera yet we're still to get clear images ;) Exactly this. The absence of clear photographs has much more negative predictive value now that almost everyone is carrying a cell phone with a camera almost all the time they are away from home.

incompatible 7y ago
Species like this seem to have some kind of focus-deflecting abilities so that photographs always turn out blurry and indistinguishable from a large feral cat. They weren't silent animals either, and were fond of raiding sheep, chickens etc., from farms (the reason they were exterminated). It doesn't seem plausible to me that they'd survive with such a low profile for circa 90 years.
- Teever 7y ago
  A plausible reason for why they would survive with such a low profile is that they faced a strong selection pressure to do so as the more bold tigers were hunted leaving only the subtle ones to reproduce.
grawprog 7y ago
Not that I disagree with you, and I don't know about others, but I've seen lots of cool one time things I've never taken pictures of because I'm too busy watching it and honestly never think to take pictures until after. Animals are also hard to take pictures of. I've been trying to get a good picture of a squirrel from my yard for a friend of mine for weeks now but the little bastards are quick. By the time I get the camera app open they're gone.
- flukus 7y ago
  At times I've seen people reach for their phone and start recording even when their safety is at risk. Similarly if you're at an event the features something like a jet fighter flyby you can look around and see more people taking pictures than actually watching for themselves. I have no idea what these people are thinking and like you would prefer to actually experience it myself, but I'd expect at least one of them to have reached for their phone before they even realized what they were recording. There's also been dedicated people heading out with night vision cameras, they've found nothing either.

incompatible 7y ago

Species like this seem to have some kind of focus-deflecting abilities so that photographs always turn out blurry and indistinguishable from a large feral cat. They weren't silent animals either, and were fond of raiding sheep, chickens etc., from farms (the reason they were exterminated). It doesn't seem plausible to me that they'd survive with such a low profile for circa 90 years.

Teever 7y ago
A plausible reason for why they would survive with such a low profile is that they faced a strong selection pressure to do so as the more bold tigers were hunted leaving only the subtle ones to reproduce.

grawprog 7y ago

Not that I disagree with you, and I don't know about others, but I've seen lots of cool one time things I've never taken pictures of because I'm too busy watching it and honestly never think to take pictures until after. Animals are also hard to take pictures of. I've been trying to get a good picture of a squirrel from my yard for a friend of mine for weeks now but the little bastards are quick. By the time I get the camera app open they're gone.

flukus 7y ago
At times I've seen people reach for their phone and start recording even when their safety is at risk. Similarly if you're at an event the features something like a jet fighter flyby you can look around and see more people taking pictures than actually watching for themselves. I have no idea what these people are thinking and like you would prefer to actually experience it myself, but I'd expect at least one of them to have reached for their phone before they even realized what they were recording. There's also been dedicated people heading out with night vision cameras, they've found nothing either.