Baikal the White Tiger, at Paradise Wildlife Park is one of the sweetest, most patient tigers I have ever met.

He often sits inside, it was raining when I took this so we sat in his den and had a good snuffle and chat to each other. He really seems to have taken a shine to me, we're often goofing off up the other end, him rolling about chattering away about his day and being a funny, sweet boyo.
He's such a big sweetheart, he'll sit and listen to me if I feel bad or need someone to talk to. Sometimes Baikal, when he's inside, will try and get me outside so I can talk to him in the open, where he'll often talk back and he will do silly little cub-like things like bat at grass. Kind of like he's trying to cheer me up and show me how to have fun. <3

His eyes are so beautiful, photo isn't that good, but you can see a lot of life in them, a lot of character. <3