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Siberian Tiger smelling--called flehmen behavior. This facial grimace allows the tiger to increase its ability to smell by expanding the sensory organ above the palate. Tigers exhibit this behavior most frequently at sites other tigers have marked by spraying their scent.
©Tom & Pat Leeson
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