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Unlike house cats, tigers love to swim

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While your domestic housecat acts like a single drop of tap water is absolute torture, the largest feline on earth completely loves the pool. Tigers frequently plunge into deep rivers purely to escape the sweltering heat, wading around comfortably like massive striped tourists. They are incredibly strong paddlers who routinely cross massive bodies of water just to explore.

Unlike house cats, tigers love to swim
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