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Magnificent

Regal

Endangered

Meet the Malayan Tigers, Hana and Pandu, at the Houston Zoo.

Thank you to Misty for being the hostess each week for Camera Critters.

Camera Critters

Our lovely hostess for Camera Critters is Misty.

Be sure you go and visit the other critters!

Lovely young lady, isn't she?
All of these shots were taken at the February Photography Morning at the Houston Zoo.

She posed for a long time.
I think she thought we were all nuts!
But then, she is a thing of beauty.

The reflection is one of our favorite shots.
A portrait of two ladies.

Happy Critter Day!

Camera Critters 58

It's back to the Houston Zoo to meet Pandu
the Malayan Tiger.

Pandu has a new friend, Hana the Malayan tiger and you can meet her in the You Tube video below.

Hana is 9 years old and comes to Houston from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in California. Hana came here so one of our male Malayan tigers, Jammu could go to the Alexandria Zoo in Louisiana. Jammus move to Alexandria was recommended by the Tiger Species Survival Plan (SSP). There are few Malayan tigers in US zoos and the SSP identified Jammu as the perfect mate for the Alexandria Zoos female Malayan tiger.

Hana's birthday is February 28. Weighs 87 kilograms or 191 pounds. Hanas keepers describe her as a very calm cat. Shes already settling into a daily routine, alternating time in the tiger exhibit with Pandu. Pandu and Hana are closely related and therefore are not recommended for breeding.