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Hee hee! This Bengal tiger at our local zoo reminded me of our Finnegan with that tongue hanging out :-) No particular reason for it to be out... it wasn't too hot (and they have access to plenty of water and shade just in case). I think he just liked letting it 'air' :-)
p.s. you might have to go to 'all sizes' to really see the tongue, this was as close as I could get...
Looking straight into the eyes of a tiger at Flamingo Land Theme Park
This is the largest cat in the world. Its native habitat is Eastern Siberia, but is also found in Northern Korea and China.
These beautiful creatures grow to between 9’ (2.7m) and 12’ (3.6m) long. They can weigh between 28 and 46 stones (200 - 300 kilos). Tigers are carnivores; in the wild, tigers need to eat at least 20 pounds of meat a day, and can eat up to 200 pounds, (that’s about the size of a fully grown man)!
Sumatran Tiger - Joanne
Tiger Trail - Home to six critically endangered Sumatran tigers.
Joanne is exhibiting a flehmen grimace, which has become a trademark of these wild cats, and can make tigers appear as if they are snarling. However they make no sound while contorting their faces and their tongue hangs out rather prominently.
The tiger will smell its peer while wrinkling its nose and letting its tongue hang out. This facial expression is called flehmen. It allows for the scent to enter the mouth and be drawn into the Jacobson’s organ. This organ has two tiny openings which then steer the air being inhaled to sensitive nerve structures within. These nerves transmit the odour messages to the brain. This chemical process is a fascinating one.
The Sumatran tiger is a rare tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Sumatran tiger is one of the smallest tiger subspecies
It was classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population was estimated at 441 to 679 ... Wikipedia.
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SDZ Safari Park
Looks like Khunde ♂ has just got a message from Indah ♀. :)
Khunde ♂, Sumatran tiger from Fuengirola zoo in Spain (Former "El nuevo protagonista del zoo de Fuengirola") @ Ueno zoological gardens in Tokyo, Japan
Was Lucky Enough to get to go to the Zoo a couple hours before it opened. It was nice not having to deal with the crowds. Got to see the baby tigers and one of the snow leopards catch a squirrel that went it to their enclosure.
The World Is A Beautiful Place
The Clippers
Algernon Cadwallader
Tigers Jaw
Trinity College
Harford Connecticut
4/8/11
A tirp to the Zoo...a Sad-Happy experence...always happy to see exotic animals, sad that they are not free...
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(Panthera tigris) The tiger is the largest cat species Today, they range from the Siberian taiga to open grasslands and tropical mangrove swamps. The remaining six tiger subspecies have been classified as endangered by IUCN.