Life of Riley
Riley, one of two tigers donated to the Baghdad Zoo by the Conservators' Center in North Carolina, paces his new enclosure, Aug. 4, 2008. Riley, and his breeding partner Hope, arrived in Baghdad in good health and have settled in comfortably, according to the zoo's director. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joy Pariante.
Riley and Hope, the pair of tigers sent to the Baghdad Zoo from the Conservators’ Center in North Carolina, relax in their new enclosure in Iraq on Aug. 8, 2008. Riley and Hope will entertain more than 10,000 visitors to the zoo every weekend and 2,000 to 3,000 on weekdays. Attendance is up by more than 300 percent from 2007, according to the zoo’s director. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joy Pariante, 13th Public Affairs Detachment
Hope tries to reach her toy in the swimming pool of her enclosure at the Baghdad Zoo Aug. 8. Hope is one of two tigers donated to the Baghdad Zoo by the Conservators’ Center in North Carolina as a gesture of goodwill. Many children in Iraq have never seen this endangered animal up close. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joy Pariante, 13th Public Affairs Detachment
Riley is talking, but what is he saying, photo in #13.