Amur tiger enjoys recent snowfall
2008-12-25 05:20:49 GMT2008-12-25 13:20:49 (Beijing Time)
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society shows Whirl, a 1 1/2-year-old Amur tiger enjoying a recent snowfall Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Joim Schulz)
A photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society shows Whirl, a 1 1/2-year-old Amur tiger enjoying a recent snowfall Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.(AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Joim Schulz)
A photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society shows Whirl, a 1 1/2-year-old Amur tiger enjoying a recent snowfall Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.
Amur tigers, formerly known as Siberian tigers, are critically endangered due to their natural habitats being destroyed through deforestation and the loss of natural prey. Approximately 390 Amur tigers are exhibited in zoos worldwide, 150 in North America.
