They are usually revered as one of the most fearsome animals
in the world, but this tiger is so tame it even gives its owner
sloppy kisses.
Mulan Jamila, a bengal tiger, lives
at Al Khaffah Islamic school in Malang,
Indonesia's East Java province.
The four-year-old is looked after by her
keeper Soleh after being given to the school as a
present.
The pair have developed a close bond since Mulan Jamila's
arrival and they are often seen playing in the lush green grass of
the school.
In their natural habitat
Bengal tigers are powerful nocturnal hunters that travel many miles
to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large
mammals.
The tigers use their
distinctive coats as camouflage and lie in wait and creep close
enough to attack their victims with a quick spring and a fatal
pounce.
A hungry tiger can eat as much
as 60lbs in one night, though they usually eat
less.
Despite their fearsome
reputation, most tigers avoid humans however, a few do become
dangerous maneaters.
These animals are often sick
and unable to hunt normally, or live in an area where their
traditional prey has vanished.
Females give birth to litters
of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from
the male.
Cubs cannot hunt until they
are 18 months old and remain with their mothers for two to three
years, when they disperse to find their own territory.
