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Russian Zoo Welcomes Nighttime Visitors

Khan, a five-year-old male White Bengal tiger grins inside an open-air cage. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
Two 10-month-old Amarican puma cubs look out of their den inside an open-air cage. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
Bartek, a 3-year-old Amur tiger, looks out of its den inside an open-air cage. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
Pamir, a nine-year-old Tien Shan White Claw bear, lounges inside an open-air cage. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
A great grey owl is seen inside an open-air cage. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
Almaz (R) and Agata, six-year-old white African lions, are seen inside an open-air cage. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters

Illumination is provided for visitors to observe the animals at night in the Royev Ruchey zoo in a suburb of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Aug. 27, 2016.

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