If you want to get attached to a great animal, visit the two new young Tigers. Yes, 2 more are at the zoo.
Aren’t they awesome? Well they aren’t real trained for the public yet. Here is a video the white one Pooping in the Pool.
8-week old Royal White Bengal Tiger ‘Almos’
Originally uploaded by SDart
This photo was taken when Almos’ was an 8-week old Royal White Bengal Tiger. He was about 12 pounds then. Add 300 to that now, 14 months later. However, he and his buddy Taj still have an amazing effect on me. I am truly glad we had an encounter with them.
Here is a collection of first class photos by mooncalfness: Click here or on the Photo to go to her Flickr slideshow.
This is about how big they are now.
My first experience with Taj and Almos’ “The Boys” as our favorite zoo keeper, Robyn Barfoot, calls them was a never forget experience. They had recently arrived and Kathleen and I went in for “an encounter”. I think they were about 16 #’s then. Taj was too wild already to be let out with us, but Almos was allowed for us to feed and pet him. His skin was so tight. Unlike our cats he was all muscle. It was a true love at first sight experience. Enjoy these photos and I will write more later. Lar
Taj was not happy that Almos’ was getting bottle fed. He went nuts with a raging 20# yowl or growl.
Last week I returned again for another visit. They are over 300 pounds now. They were sleepy and laying on their perch. Taj, it seemed remembered me. He sauntered over as if to say hi. He layed down by the fence and looked up at me. Thank heavens for the fence, I would have probably forgotten he was a Tiger.
