This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat. The fearsome creature was quick to leap into water, her jaws open wide, razor-sharp teeth gleaming to reach the chunks of raw meat. Capturing the action was photographer Kristi Harper, 45, from South Dakota who travelled to the Six Flags Animal Park in northern California to take the extraordinary pictures of this rare white Bengal tiger called Kashmir. Up close and personal pictures show how this powerful 600 pound female Kashmir's fierce jowls rippled alarmingly as she dived into the water for the hunks of meat her keepers tossed into the water-tank. “Trainers would throw meat out in a big pool of water and the tigers would dive after it,” said Kristi. “I loved the diving tiger show – especially the faces they made going after the meat. “People were not scared as such, but they were shocked on the scary faces. People who see my pictures can’t believe they are real. “They ask where I took them, and comment on how scary the tiger looks.” Six Flags has been home to tigers since 1968. Now there are a total of ten-tigers, including three rare white tigers like Kashmir. In the wild tigers are critically endangered.
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .