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The next swimming champion could be a 'Tiger'

by wendygital | September 7, 2007 at 04:13 am

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The 'Tiger' in question here is Odin, the white bengal tiger that likes to swim and take a bath in his own pool. He will leave you with your mouth open as he dives into the water to pick up the precious prizes that his trainer throws in for him.
If you're still reticent to believe it, just watch the video that comes with this article.

Six years old, and at the prime of his life, Odin lives at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Zoo in Vallejo, near San Francisco. He is about 10ft long from nose to tail, and is an excellent swimmer.

Odin was hand-raised at the zoo. And after he was weaned, his British trainer Lee Munro discovered his remarkable skill: when a lump of meat was thrown into a pool of water, Odin would happily dive in after it.

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