Big cats and snowmen might be an unnatural union, but for groups of cats living at two separate wildlife centers, getting to know their snowy friends was a delicious experience.

In the video, four Siberian Amur tigers at Longleat safari park in Wiltshire in the UK were filmed “introducing themselves” to a pair of snowmen.

This wildlife center, which rescued a retired circus elephant named Annie last year, is designed to allow animals to move about in spacious environment that mimics their natural habitat.

And while snow is unheard of on the African savanna, it appears that the tigers are not only comfortable in the snow, but have found a way to use their powerful attributes for a short lived wrestling match with the snowmen.


Longleat isn’t the first to build snowmen for their residents. In fact, the Wild Cat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota hosted their own snowman extravaganza with hilarious results. Have a look as a variety of cat species say hello to Frosty.

Back from the brink! Endangered Amur tiger makes history by becoming the first of its kind to give birth to two cubs after being re-released to the wild

An Amur tiger has made history by becoming the first of its kind to give birth to two cubs after being reintegrated to the wild.

The Amur tigress named Zolushka was captured on motion-sensing cameras at Bastak Nature Reserve in Far East Russia with her two young cubs.

Zolushka, Russian for Cinderella, was found orphaned in the winter of 2012 - her mother was likely the victim of poaching - and released after rehabilitation in 2013.The Amur tiger, also known as a Siberian, was fitted with a satellite radio collar and scientists have been monitoring her progress since her release.


Rangers have also used a combination of field tracking and motion-sensing remote cameras to monitor her condition and movements. Experts from the International Fund for Animal Welfare and partner organisations involved in Zolushka's rehabilitation are celebrating the news.'This shows that she has fully adapted to a life in the wild and is able to successfully hunt, breed and now raise a new generation of Amur tigers.'


The Amur tiger, a separate tiger subspecies, only numbers approximately 500 individuals in the wild.
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Goat that was put into a killer cat's lair as lunch survives after the two animals become friends instead

The goat had been intended as the tiger's lunch, but now the pair have become some of the animal kingdom's most unlikely friends.

Staff at a Russian safari park are 'stunned' at the goat's bravery and the Siberian tiger's readiness to make friends with his meal.

Extraordinary images show Amur, the obedient big cat, reduced to resting on the roof of his home, after the brave goat occupied his bed.


'We named the goat Timur - he was just a nameless prey at the point when he entered the cage - out of respect for his bravery.'

Keepers say that every day the tiger and goat take walks together, and appear to be 'friends'.
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Watch this rare footage which captures the moment a three-year-old Amur tiger is released into the wild in Russia

Caught scrounging around in Russia's Khabarovsky province, Uporny – which means "stubborn" in Russian — a 3-year-old Amur tiger, was given a second chance.

Instead of bringing him into captivity, the Russian government decided to rerelease the rebellious tiger back into the wild where he belonged.

Amur tigers are rare — Uporny is one of only 450 left in the world. After getting him a veterinary examination and a tracking device, rescuers chose a site near Anyuisky National Park for Uporny's release.


A female Amur tiger is believed to live nearby, and could become a mate for Uporny in his new life.

Seeing the tiger return to the wild is truly a stunning sight. (Source)

Incredibly rare footage has been captured by the World Wide Fund for Nature showing the first Chinese Siberian tigers ever to be been filmed in the wild.

In the video taken last week by specially positioned WWF camera traps in northern China’s Wangqing Nature Reserve, a tiger mother is seen keeping watch over two of her cubs as they play fight with one another.

The footage was said to have been taken 20 miles from the Chinese-Russian border and is the first evidence of Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers, living deep inside China.


The video marks a triumph for Siberian tiger conservationists who have worked for years to try and establish an Siberian tiger population in inland China.
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Meet Zolushka the luckiest tiger in the world. This orphaned Siberian tigress was left to fend for herself when she was only a few months old -- her mother likely killed by poachers.

Less than 400 of these rare creatures exist in the wild - the survival of the species literally hangs in the balance with each individual animal.

IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare worked with partners in far east Russia to rescue and rehabilitate this amazing animal. Watch as this incredibly rare tiger is released and returned to its wild habitat.

Tigers are the largest of all wild cats and are renowned for their power and strength. There were once eight tiger subspecies, but three became extinct during the 20th century. Over the last hundred years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced overall tiger populations from hundreds of thousands to perhaps 3,000 to 5,000.


Tigers are hunted as trophies and also for body parts that are used in traditional Chinese medicine. All five remaining tiger subspecies are endangered, and many protection programs are in place. Poaching is a reduced—but still very significant—threat to Siberian tigers.
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