262K views · 6.1K reactions | Splash into #InternationalTigerDay with Amur tiger Metis! Tigers are adept swimmers, and our cool cat is no different. From an office window, animal keeper Nikki Maticic spotted him taking a dip. He seemed equally intrigued by her! ✏️STORY: https://s.si.edu/3l7Td8R. . . . #NatZooZen | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Facebook

Meet Nikita, the Smithsonian's National Zoo's New Amur Tiger

14M views · 134K reactions | One of the world's rarest predators, the Amur tiger (also known as the Siberian tiger), has been released back into its natural habitat after being captured in Russia's Primorsky region. The big cat was preying on local dogs, so wildlife specialists caught it to save the dogs and relocated it to a protected reserve near the Khabarovsk region border. | Beautiful Russia | Facebook