Despite tigers not being known for their patience, this young mother has shown remarkable restraint as her playful cub climbs all over her, disrupting her moments of rest in the sun.
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Captured in a touching series of photographs, the scenes unfold at a zoo in Russia, where the enthusiastic white Bengal cub frolics around his mother, clawing and jumping in a display of boundless energy.
The cub’s relentless playfulness includes climbing onto his mother’s face and tugging at her, much to her apparent annoyance.
Photographer Alexander Lukin, who documented the adorable yet exasperating moments, remarked on the striking similarities between the tiger’s behavior and human parenting.
He observed the cub’s playful antics, noting how the mother, though irritated, tolerates her son’s mischief with a motherly love reminiscent of human parents.
Lukin, a freelance photographer from Novosibirsk, regularly visits the zoo to document the upbringing of the two tiger cubs.
He highlights the challenges these cubs face in the wild and emphasizes the playful and curious nature of the young cub, who is captivating zoo visitors with his antics.
As the cub continues to play up to the crowds, his mother’s patience wears thin, culminating in a moment where she finally loses her temper, letting out a ferocious grow and ending the cub’s relentless pestering.
