The tiger at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson
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Sita the tiger at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
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Sita is a 15-year-old female Malayan tiger at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson. Here, she pauses in the morning sun on Dec. 14, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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 / Arizona Daily Star
With cooler temperatures and Tucson'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 / Arizona Daily Star
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 / Arizona Daily Star
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
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Sita drags her claws along the trunk of a tree in the tiger exhibit at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, on Dec. 14, 2016. The marks she leaves behind are one of the methods tigers use to communicate. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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 / Arizona Daily Star
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Separated by a fence, the male tiger Baheem, right, rubs up against Sita at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, 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 / Arizona Daily Star
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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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 Tucson, on Dec. 14, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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 / Arizona Daily Star
With cooler temperatures and Tucson'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 / Arizona Daily Star
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 / Arizona Daily Star
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
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
Sita drags her claws along the trunk of a tree in the tiger exhibit at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, on Dec. 14, 2016. The marks she leaves behind are one of the methods tigers use to communicate. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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 / Arizona Daily Star
Separated by a fence, the male tiger Baheem, right, rubs up against Sita at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, 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 / Arizona Daily Star
How to put hand cream on a tiger's paws
- A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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 Tucson, on Dec. 14, 2016. A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star
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