Most cats do not like getting wet - as anyone who has tried to bathe a moggie will know. But as these pictures show, there's always the exception to the rule. For the cat in question is a large male white Bengal tiger called Odin. Six years old, and at the prime of his life, Odin lives at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Zoo in Vallejo, near San Francisco. He is about 10ft long from nose to tail, and is an excellent swimmer.
许多猫科动物都怕水，但以下的照片告诉我们这只白色的孟加拉虎是个例外。这只老虎名叫欧丁，今年6岁，它出生后大部分时间都生活在美国旧金山六旗游乐场中的“发现王国”动物园里。目前，欧丁从鼻子到尾巴有10英尺长。欧丁是当地的动物明星，因为它是一名出色的游泳健将。
1、Wet 'n'wild: Odin learned to swim by diving in after chunks of meat
White tigers - the colour is caused by an unusual genetic combination - are rare in the wild, although there are several dozen in zoos. Odin was hand-raised at the zoo. And after he was weaned, his British trainer Lee Munro discovered his remarkable skill: when a lump of meat was thrown into a pool of water, Odin would happily dive in after it.
欧丁在一次追逐水中的食物后便学会了游泳。
由特殊基因结合产生的白老虎在自然界中很少见，但在动物园中却有不少。欧丁自小在动物园中长大。当它断奶后，它的饲养员、英国人穆诺发现它的一项特殊本领——当喂给它的肉被扔进水里后，它会高兴地潜水水中把肉找到。
Go tiger! This Big Cat seems as comfortable in the water as on land
水中的欧丁看起来和陆地上的一样轻松自在。
In fact, although Big Cats generally do not like water, tigers of all types have been spotted taking to the water to hunt and even to bathe for pleasure. Odin can now be observed in action - a large pool with glass walls has been constructed at the zoo to allow visitors to watch him gliding through the water with all the grace of a polar bear.
事实上，尽管大部分猫科动物都怕水，但所有种类的老虎都有在水中觅食或玩水的能力。目前，许多游客慕名来到动物园，透过水池的玻璃墙观看在水中玩耍的欧丁，而欧丁也向人们展现了他如同北极熊一样的优美泳姿。
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