If you have followed this blog for the last couple of weeks, you might have guessed it already; the tigers in Copenhagen Zoo fascinates me. I can just stand and watch them for hours, taking the odd photo (or rather loads). They are much more lively than eg. the lions, which sleeps most of the day. The four cubs in the litter play around and the parents play along, even though they do like to sleep in the sun too. In many ways they are almost caricatures of humans, as can be seen by my photos and my comments. So the last of my tiger photos is this family portrait. It was a bit difficult to get the whole group to pose for me, and as always the small ones are more than a bit lively. But at least they are all there if you look closely. Tomorrow I'll move on to some of the other animals in the Zoo, even some that I've already shown you photos of.
Tiger cubs learn early how to cooperate in the hunting, even though they are lonely hunters in the wild. Here their mother is the intended victim, and that lady has the patience of a saint.
I don't know if Copenhagen Zoo forgot to feed the tigers that week or if this cub is just trying to figure out what is possible to eat. The cardboard didn't end on the menu that day though.
The tiger cubs in Copenhagen Zoo seem very playful but don't be fooled, like all other cats the playing is actually a way to learn how to be grown-up. So this tender bite won't be tender when the cubs are older.
When the other animals in Copenhagen Zoo are fed, the tigers get a bit restless as their superior sense of smell kicks in. Especially when the leopards get their treats the tigers wish to join in, but unfortunately for them (and luckily for the leopards) there's a five meter wall between them.
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