Eye contact

I was so lucky yesterday when I went to the Zoo. Normally, I just give a quick glance over to the tigers near the entrance to the Zoo and then hurry on my way to see the Snowy Owls. However, yesterday, this gorgeous creature was lying on a platform at my eye level, pretty close to where I was standing. For some of the animal enclosures, there are small, glass-windowed shelters where people can stand and look. That way, you can get photos through the (filthy!) glass without the usual wire fence in the way. It was a rather uncomfortable feeling, I must admit, making eye contact with this huge, majestic animal. I was SO thankful that there was something between it and me!

Later note added on 14 June 2012:
Tigers that used to be known as Siberian Tigers are now known as Amur Tigers. The name change is because their range now only includes the Amur Valley in Eastern Siberia.