Bashii, a male Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) flashes a bit of teeth while playing with a toy.

When I was visiting the Australia Zoo a tiger presentation was held every day much like that in the Crocoseum. Hosts would enter the enclosure with the tigers, which were hand-raised to feel comfortable around people and encouraged to perform fun activities to demonstrate their power and natural abilities. It is all part of the Australia Zoo's enrichment program that encourage the animals to be active and happy. The tigers were also given toys to play with if the mood struck them. Bashii here may be guarding his precious floaty from any of his siblings who might otherwise steal it for themselves...or perhaps he has found the toy distasteful.

Read more about my adventure in Australia here!