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Nonetheless, a very beautiful photo, and wonderful quality. The two times I went to Busch Gardens, it was really hard to get good pictures of the tigers because the were always running around. xD Is it just me, or does he look sad? Probably just sleepy.
Yeah, they sure like to play a lot! King had just taken a little nap, so he probably was feeling a bit sleepy.
Thanks for the comment!
The only good ones I got of any of the white tigers were a few of Lanie and Bala together. But then again, kids were banging on the glass so no wonder they were so worked up.
The tigers at BGA are really active; odds are that they weren't worked up by the kids. I think they are quite used to it.
The second time we went, there was some lady complaining about how she's never seen Bala that worked up before (running around and such), like she was some kind of expert or something.
I don't know, there are plenty of people that can recognize an animal, come 5 or 6 times, think they know the animal's personality and get freaked out when it acts differently than the personality they've painted in their head. The truth is, guests don't know the animals; the keepers do. Many guests find this hard to understand (take a look at the multitude of people who believe they understand exactly what Tilikum the orca was thinking, the majority of whom have never seen him in "whale") because the thought of "knowing" a wild animal can really inspire people. The best thing to do is talk to keepers if there is anything that bothers you. Odds are, the lady probably knew very little about tiger behavior in general. What Bala was doing may have been normal for tigers, but not her conception of "Bala." I also know that there are a few tigers there that don't get along and stalk each other at the windows. I didn't know Bala to be one of them, but she can be a spunky girl; I've seen her in training sessions.
I wanted to say something, but I decided not to, since I am no expert either. It's true, you can never really "know" an animal. The same way you can never really "know" a person. Everyone has their quirks, and no one can know you better than yourself. We had a very long discussion in class about this after reading In Cold Blood, but I don't care to bring that back up, as you can imagine. xP
Hm, all this talk makes me feel like writing. I think I'll write a letter to BG and see if I can't get them to put out more information on the cats. If not, it was worth a try.