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Sita the tiger at Reid Park Zoo in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
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Sita is a 15-year-old female Malayan tiger at Reid Park Zoo in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Here, she pauses in the morning sun on Dec. 14, 2016. A.E. Araiza / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
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Sita is a 15-year-old female Malayan tiger at Reid Park Zoo, photographed on Dec. 1, 2016. Malayan tigers are native to Asia.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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A the Reid Park Zoo, zookeepers attempt to treat animals for diseases or conditions with the animals' permission. Treats go a long way to securing the rapport the zookeepers need to do this. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives Sita a treat while John Abernathy treats her pads with Cetaphil lotion on Dec. 1, 2016.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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With cooler temperatures and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s dry air, Sita's paws have become so dry and chapped that she sometimes limps when walking on them. Treatment with Cetaphil cream twice a day makes life less painful. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives 15-year-old tiger Sita a treat while John Abernathy treat's Sita's pads on Dec. 1, 2016.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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How do scientists tell tigers apart? Tigers' stripes are as unique as fingerprints. Here, Sita, a 15-year-old tiger, stands on her hind legs for zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig after treatment of Sita's pads at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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Tigers communicate through scent, vocalizations and visual signs. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives Sita a command at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016. If Sita complies, she gets a treat. There is no punishment if she chooses not to comply, but also no treat.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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Sita drags her claws along the trunk of a tree in the tiger exhibit at the Reid Park Zoo in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, on Dec. 14, 2016. The marks she leaves behind are one of the methods tigers use to communicate. A.E. Araiza / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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The Reid Park Zoo's tigers are good swimmers and can often be seen enjoying the pool on hot days. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives 15-year-old tiger Sita a treat after she complies with a command on Dec. 1, 2016. The zookeeper always has a fence between the tiger and herself. She uses tongs to pass food through the chain link fence to Sita.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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Separated by a fence, the male tiger Baheem, right, rubs up against Sita at the Reid Park Zoo in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, on Dec. 14, 2016. Raheem, a 15-year-old male, shares a fence line with Sita, but they are only together for breeding, which is how tigers behave in the wild. Sita and Raheem have had no cubs. A.E. Araiza / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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Oliver Kneup and his buddy Joseph Denker, both 3, pause at the glass to look at Baheem the male tiger at the Reid Park Zoo in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, on Dec. 14, 2016. A.E. Araiza / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
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How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
A the Reid Park Zoo, zookeepers attempt to treat animals for diseases or conditions with the animals' permission. Treats go a long way to securing the rapport the zookeepers need to do this. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives Sita a treat while John Abernathy treats her pads with Cetaphil lotion on Dec. 1, 2016.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
With cooler temperatures and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s dry air, Sita's paws have become so dry and chapped that she sometimes limps when walking on them. Treatment with Cetaphil cream twice a day makes life less painful. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives 15-year-old tiger Sita a treat while John Abernathy treat's Sita's pads on Dec. 1, 2016.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
How do scientists tell tigers apart? Tigers' stripes are as unique as fingerprints. Here, Sita, a 15-year-old tiger, stands on her hind legs for zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig after treatment of Sita's pads at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Tigers communicate through scent, vocalizations and visual signs. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives Sita a command at Reid Park Zoo on Dec. 1, 2016. If Sita complies, she gets a treat. There is no punishment if she chooses not to comply, but also no treat.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
The Reid Park Zoo's tigers are good swimmers and can often be seen enjoying the pool on hot days. Here, Zookeeper Kimberly Ludwig gives 15-year-old tiger Sita a treat after she complies with a command on Dec. 1, 2016. The zookeeper always has a fence between the tiger and herself. She uses tongs to pass food through the chain link fence to Sita.
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- A.E. Araiza / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Separated by a fence, the male tiger Baheem, right, rubs up against Sita at the Reid Park Zoo in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, on Dec. 14, 2016. Raheem, a 15-year-old male, shares a fence line with Sita, but they are only together for breeding, which is how tigers behave in the wild. Sita and Raheem have had no cubs. A.E. Araiza / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
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