Photo of the Day #137: Amur Tiger

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Unfortunately I don't have any photographs of charismatic carnivores in the snow, but here's another shot of Zeff the Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) on a cold February morning. I could probably get some today or tomorrow, but being that the snow is still coming down it's probably safer not to try and make it over the George Washington Bridge today.

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Dave Hone - who's had more than his fair share of mentions here at Tet Zoo over the past several days - accompanied me on a visit to Marwell Zoo yesterday. We had a great time, but unfortunately got all too little paper-writing done :) (after all, this is what scientists normally do when they meet…
Zeff the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
Zeff the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawns. Photographed at the Bronx Zoo.
Zeff the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), photographed at the Bronx Zoo.

Neat! That puff of air really makes it look quite chilly.