Have you ever seen a tiger and thought, “Man, I’d like to own that tiger and make him swim with me!” Well, you can’t, but apparently someone else has.

Note: Thanks to the lovely folks at Barcroft Media, we had to take these images down. Tigger’s cooler anyways so f it.

It’s fun in the water for these amazing animals who love to swim at their owner’s outdoor pool.

Measuring over two metres in length and weighing 200lb, these one-year-old tigers are having the time of their lives.

Reaching for their human playmates with their giant paws, they dive, splash and even swim – in the same pool.

Together with their handlers, Moksha Bybee and Ragani Ferrante, tigers Balavan, Bali, and Oden display unusually close interaction between man and beast.

Animal expert Dr Bhagavan Antle has taught these amazing creatures to swim as part of an enrichment programme at his animal park in Miami.

‘Tigers have a natural desire and ability to swim, exceeding that of all the other big cats,’ said Dr Antle.

You must be pretty brave to go to a tiger, “Hey, I’m going to make you think I’m drowning you, but it’s all in good fun.” You might as well be a hot chick going into a frat party with a t-shirt that says “I Can’t Taste Roofies”. Sure, it might turn out okay, but the odds are you’re going to end up unconscious, disheveled, and bleeding profusely from some hole in your body.

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