Bellingcat Challenge #27 "Camouflage" Writeup
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Challenge
Bellingcat Challenge #27 “Camouflage”
India is home to over half the world’s population of tigers, but these ones living in a zoo could be anywhere in the world.
What is the name of the Tiger in the photo?
Solution
With no clues beyond the tiger’s face, I searched Google Images for "tiger zoo" and looked for tigers with similar facial features. I focused in particular on the pair of circular black markings on the forehead.
A Sumatran tiger at London Zoo resembled the tiger in the challenge image, so I searched for "london zoo Sumatran tiger name". According to ZSL London Zoo names Sumatran tiger cubs, the mother is Gaysha and her three cubs are Inca, Zac, and Crispin.
Because the challenge had no submission penalty, I tried all four names. Crispin was accepted as the correct answer.
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Crispin
Notes
The YouTube video shows both Zac’s and Crispin’s faces. A very close comparison indicates that the challenge image shows Crispin, although distinguishing them is extremely difficult.
