I am always in awe of the tiger. I feel it is one of the most beautiful creations on Earth. Not just for the striking pattern, but the respect it demands as a very dangerous animal; Beautiful and Terrible.
This tiger is from a picture I took at the Hogal Zoo of a captive tiger swimming in it's little pool looking at the mobs of people looking at her. She is a magnificent animal, likely bred in captivity. In the wild she would be deadly. She is like a loaded gun getting dusty on the shelf. one wet cat.