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Saturday, March 06, 2010

Tiger

The Africa Wildlife Park, in Camp Verde, Arizona, has a really strange attraction. At first glance, it appears as if a group of swimmers are about to become a tiger's lunch. But despite appearances, pictures taken by a wildflife photographer actually shows the animal playing with zoo keepers in a pool. Used to human contact, the tigers play a harmless game of chase with their trainers around the pool before diving in. Although they look ferocious, the animals don't protract their claws, so no harm comes to the trainers. The game involving six Bengal and Siberian tigers is a popular attraction at the Africa Wildlife Park, in Camp Verde, Arizona. Kathleen Reeder, 52, a wildlife photographer who captured the images, said "There will always be two keepers in the water to make sure that things don't get out of hand."