PUMPKIN BOBBING FOR SAFARI TIGER

A cheeky Sumatran tiger decides to try her hand at pumpkin bobbing at West Midland Safari Park. After deciding the bright orange object would cause her no harm, it wasn't long before curiosity got the better of the 8-year-old tiger, named Hujan, and she grabbed the bobbing pumpkin. With the pumpkin gripped tightly in her jaws, she proudly carried it off to a quiet part of the park to find out exactly what it was

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