Today I'm sharing the main reason we visited the West Palm Beach Zoo - the Malayan tigers!  Malayan tigers were classified as a separate subspecies of tiger (from Indochinese tigers) back in 2004.  It is estimated that 600 or fewer remain in the wild.  Only 47 of these tigers are in captivity in the United States (in 20 different zoos I believe), so it was a real treat to get to see this pair of brothers named Rimba and Mata.  I am disappointed with how my pictures turned out, however.  The exhibit area being crowded along with foliage and poor light conditions made it difficult to get good shots.  Nonetheless, they were stunning and we were thrilled to see them in person.

Ds1 really tickled me because he kept excitedly telling me over and over "Look!  He's using his Jacobson's organ!"  Of course this brought about odd looks from bystanders.  I suppose only a homeschooling mom (grin!) could truly appreciate the moment. LOL

I hope you can see this beautiful tiger bench in this next photo.  I am surprised that a certain someone at my house has not requested one of these for our yard yet!