Man caught with dead Siberian tiger in his car - PHOTO

Images of the magnificent animal lying dead in the street in the Chinese city of Wenzhou have emerged after police caught the man trying to put a long object into a white SUV.

Local police said the 31-year-old suspect is a former chef who was only caught when two officers happened to drive past him as he struggled with the dead animal.After searching the man and his car they discovered the bag the ex-chef was moving contained the rare tiger.The former chef was immediately arrested while another suspect fled from the scene and is still at large.Initial examinations found that the tiger was a male Siberian aged between five and six years of age.After searching the man and his car they discovered the bag the ex-chef was moving contained the rare tiger.The former chef was immediately arrested while another suspect fled from the scene and is still at large.Initial examinations found that the tiger was a male Siberian aged between five and six years of age.Traces of blood where found near the animals mouth but it is not yet known how it died.Investigators will conduct a further examination on the big cat to try and locate an implanted computer chip which would allow them to match it to a zoo.It is believed there are as few as 20 wild Siberian tigers remaining in China.(dailystar.co.uk)ANN.Az