Over the years I have given you tips on how to photograph on the Maharajah Jungle Trek in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. However, the stars on this animal trail are the Asian Tigers. Being cats, the tigers sleep most of the day. In fact, up to 15 hours of a tiger’s day is spent sleeping. In Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the best time of day I have found to photograph the tigers is in the afternoons after 2:00pm. The series of photos below was taken around 3:00pm last October. It helps to ask a cast member on duty when they have seen the tigers and other animals on the trail active.
Besides sleeping, another popular activity of the Asian tigers is the daily cleanings.
An Asian Tiger keeping clean.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/200s, f/7.1, ISO 200, EV 0, 300mm focal length.
Soon after I took this photo, the tiger got up and started prancing across the compound.
An Asian Tiger prancing.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/250s, f/8, ISO 200, EV 0, 300mm focal length.
The tiger had a goal in mind and flushed out a fellow tiger. They raced each other down to the windowed viewing area.
An Asian Tiger chases another.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/160s, f/6.3, ISO 200, EV 0, 300mm focal length.
They soon settled down and enjoyed a quiet moment together.
Tigers on the Maharajah Jungle Trek.
Nikon D700/28-300VR, 1/400s, f/10, ISO 200, EV 0, 300mm focal length.
Have you found other times during the day when the tigers or other animals are active when visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom? Leave me a comment.
What a fabulous series of photos! Thanks!
Scott replies: Thank you, Collette!
Hi Scott,
I had seen these tigers when they were just cubs and every Disney visit I love seeing how they have grown. Watching them is a favorite activity of mine.