Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

reduakari said:

But where are all the people concerned that you "have to see animals in the zoo"--it looks like one would have to be fairly lucky to ever spot a tiger here in the summer.

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Would you not agree? I'd think it's pretty important in a "facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition" lol.

reduakari said:

Absolutely beautiful and fantastic for the animals. But it would be even better had the fences been tucked behind some plants or a berm.

But where are all the people concerned that you "have to see animals in the zoo"--it looks like one would have to be fairly lucky to ever spot a tiger here in the summer.

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Judging from the other pictures there's plenty of different viewing areas so I don't think your chances would be too bad.

The fence doesn't bother me at all (and as noted, without the snow it'd be a lot less obvious anyway).

And I agree this is a stunning photo!

fantastic photo and exhibit. The snow is magnificent! What genders are the six tigers?

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WOW!!! I love it. The setting, conifer forest in deep snow, is just absolutely stunning. And you have a really good sense of composition, vertical orientation with two trees on either side to frame tiger and tiger one third up (rule of thirds), just great. You should clone out the fence in Photoshop and make it into a poster.

(I was going to suggest this even before I read the other posts - this is not a crack to start the visible vs invisible barrier debate, just an opinion on what would make an artistically pleasing large format print. For the purposes of this forum, it is entirely appropriate to show the fence.)

Kwambeze said:

This looks really amazing, I must visit this place some day!

Jodea, what is your personal opinion about the whole Tiger Enclosure? And how can visitors watch the tigers? Platforms, bridges?

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I think it's a great tiger enclosure. Big, natural and with a fantastic view! The probably best way to watch the tigers is from the bridge which reaches over the fence into the exhibit. It's from there this photo is taken and most of the other tiger photos I've uploaded as well. Otherwise it's mostly simple steel fence which can be a bit problematic to see through. At least during the winter when all the frost and snow on the fence makes it's even harder. It's also possible to see the enclosure from the tiger house through glass windows and in summertime there is an amphitheatre open where information/feeding takes place.

dragon(ele)nerd: Genders? Well, at least for now, they keep the tigers in two separate groups (the enclosure is divided in two parts). In one of them there is the two tigers which came there first. It's one female and one male (siblings). The other group of four tigers I don't know anything about except that they also are siblings and as the first two they came from Aalborg Zoo, Denmark.

The total area of the enclosures is 14.000 sq.meters.

Thanks for the information, Jodea.

Also a small question, is it the bridge you see in this picture?
http://www.zoochat.com/1011/tiger-enclosure-127288/