Young 'singing' tiger at Russian zoo gains popularity

A tiger from a Russian zoo is quickly gaining popularity on social media all because he can apparently carry a tune.

A short video of the "singing" tiger was shared by the zoo in Barnaul.

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Zoo officials say the 8-month-old male Amur tiger cub is not in pain and makes the high-pitched sounds when he is trying to attract attention.


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The zoo says the sounds resembling singing are unusual because tigers' vocal cords are not designed for such high notes.

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