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2010 Chinese New Year, Year of the Tiger, February 14, 2010
Image by Beverly & Pack
From Wikipedia:
The Tiger ( 虎 ), is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Tiger is associated with the earthly branch symbol 寅.
People born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "Year Of The Tiger," while also bearing the following elemental sign:
8 February 1902 - 28 January 1903: Water Tiger
26 January 1914 - 13 February 1915: Wood Tiger
13 February 1926 - 1 February 1927: Fire Tiger
31 January 1938 - 18 February 1939: Earth Tiger
17 February 1950 - 5 February 1951: Metal Tiger
5 February 1962 - 24 January 1963: Water Tiger
23 January 1974 - 10 February 1975: Wood Tiger
9 February 1986 - 28 January 1987: Fire Tiger
28 January 1998 - 15 February 1999: Earth Tiger
15 February 2010 - 3 February 2011: Metal Tiger
For fun, here's how to say "tiger" in many different foreign langagues:
Afrikaans: tier
Amuzgo: kítziaⁿ
Arabic: نَمِرٌ (námir) m., بَبرٌ (babr) m.
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܛܝܓܪܝܣ (Ṭīgrīs) m.
Hebrew: טיגריס (Ṭīgrīs) m.
Belarusian: тыгра (tigra) f.
Binisayâ: tigre
Bosnian: tigar (bs) m.
Bulgarian: тигър (bg) (tígər) m.
Burmese: ကား (kà)
Catalan: tigre m.
Chinese: 老虎 (lǎohǔ)
Croatian: tigar (hr) m.
Czech: tygr (cs) m.
Danish: tiger
Dutch: tijger (nl) m.
Esperanto: tigro
Finnish: tiikeri (fi)
French: tigre; tigresse
Frisian: tiger
German: Tiger (de) m.
Middle High German: tiger, tigertier
Old High German: tigir, tigirtior
Greek: τίγρις (el) (tígris) m. and f.
Guaraní: jaguarete
Hebrew: טיגריס (he) (tigris) m.
Hindi: बाघ (bāgh) m., व्याघ्र (vyāghra) m.
Hungarian: tigris (hu)
Indonesian: harimau (id), macan (id)
Interlingua: tigre
Irish: tíogar (ga) m.
Italian: tigre (it) m.
Japanese: 虎, トラ(とら, torá)
Khmer: ខាធំ (khlā-thum)
Kannada: ಹುಲಿ (huli)
Korean: 호랑이 (horang-i)
Kurdish: پڵنگ
Lao: ເສືອ (lo) (syya)
Latin: tigris (la) m. and f.
Latvian: tīģeris m.
Lithuanian: tigras m.
Macedonian: тигар (tigar) m.
Malayalam: പുലി (puli), വ്യാഘ്രം (vyaaghram)
Manchu: (tasha)
Norwegian: tiger (no) m.
Persian: ببر (babr)
Polish: tygrys (pl) m.
Portuguese: tigre (pt) m.
Romanian: tigru (ro) m.
Russian: тигр (ru) (tigr) m.
Sanskrit: व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) m.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: тигар m.
Roman: tigar m.
Sinhala: කොටියා (koṭiya)
Slovak: tiger (sk) m.
Slovene: tiger (sl) m.
Spanish: tigre (es) m.
Swedish: tiger (sv) c.
Tamil: புலி (puli)
Telugu: పులి (puli)
Thai: เสือ (seua)
Tibetan: (tag)
Tupinambá: îagûara, îagûareté
Turkish: kaplan (tr)
Ukrainian: тигр (tyhr) m.
Vietnamese: con hổ, con cọp
Volapük: tiaf
Welsh: teigr m.
Xhosa: ingwe
Zulu: ingwe
Port Lympne Wildlife Park 17-04-2012
Image by Karen Roe
Nestled in 600 acres of Kentish countryside and housing over 650 rare and endangered animals, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park boasts some of the most spectacular views on the South coast making the experience a great day out in Kent for everyone.
A stunning vista awaits you offering panoramic views across the famous Romney Marsh to the English Channel and even the French coastline on clear days.
As well as the scenery, you'll see indigenous wildlife as you stroll through the park along the cool, shady woodland walks. Port Lympne Wild Animal Park offers something for every visitor from scenery to endangered animals!
Basecamp
Fortify yourself for the journey ahead at the café or jump straight aboard your safari vehicle truck ready to embark on your Port Lympne safari experience! Soon you will be journeying into the heart of a world renowned wild animal park, getting up close and personal with the most amazing wildlife on our planet and learning about the vital work going on at Port Lympne and in their homelands to save them from extinction. Keep your eyes open as you set off into the heart of our wild animal park - with over 70 species cared for right here by The Aspinall Foundation, what will you see today?
The African Experience
Traverse the stunning Kent countryside and prepare yourself to encounter free roaming herds of the planet's most iconic wildlife as you enter the African Experience. Take a break at Serengeti stop and refresh yourself after the first leg of the expedition. Rejuvenate at the café while enjoying breathtaking views over our African watering-hole and the English Channel towards France. Are you brave enough to enter the Discovery zone? Find spiders, snakes and other creepy crawlies....If you dare! Don't forget to check out the mischievous meerkats before jumping back aboard a truck continuing your journey through the open countryside where you can try to spot black rhino, giraffe, wildebeest, ostrich and more.
