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

113K views · 3.4K reactions | LOUNGING AROUND: Amur tiger Nikita fully enjoyed the new smells in the hay, rolling around after the Denver Zoo treated it to a round of scent enrichment. https://abcn.ws/2vObyk3 | ABC News | Facebook

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

20K views · 1.2K reactions | Yuri, our Endangered Amur tiger, recently enjoyed some extra special box enrichment! Keepers worked for weeks building a “giraffe” from recycled boxes that encouraged Yuri to use his impressive claws, strong jaw muscles and other natural behaviors to retrieve the tasty rack of ribs hidden inside. Go, Yuri, go! Video Credit: Keeper Kim P. and Sophie G. | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Facebook

5K views · 382 reactions | Did you know Amur tigers, like Katya, are...