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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Water is cool for big cats

Water is cool for big cats

Tiger takes a playful lunge at lion as big cats cool off in China

This tiger may look like it is lunching on a lion but the big cats are only cooling down as they cool off at a Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo in Jiangsu, China.




"Lions and tigers are not ususally kept in cages together.

However both big cats will use water to cool down and were seen playfulling nuzzling in a lake at the zoo in Jiangsu, China.

Tigers love water and are often seen in lakes and pools in the wild. Lions from Africa tend to cool down in the shade rather than find a pool but will take advantage of the water when it is available. Both big cats are capable swimmers. Lions will only swim when they have to but tigers are strong swimmers and often found in water".

1 comment:

CherryPie said...

What a unique picture.