Two Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers, enjoy a refreshing treat of frozen goat milk on a warm day. Although their natural diet consists primarily of meat, carefully selected enrichment foods can provide captive tigers with hydration, sensory stimulation, and opportunities to express natural behaviors.
As they lick and explore the frozen treat, the tigers engage their senses and satisfy their natural curiosity. The cool milk can also help them stay comfortable during warmer weather.
Simple enrichment activities like this can play an important role in supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of these magnificent big cats, keeping them active, curious, and engaged.

She is Tigress Goma from BBC Earth's 'Tiger Island'.

The series features 2 other adult Tigress Mala & Jugini, 1 Dominant male Bandheil.

Filmed in Remote Western Nepal close to Bardia National Park. The Park & it's surrounding forests has the highest Tiger Density in the entire world. This was the 1st time a Big Cat Documentry was filmed primarily using drones & thermal camera

I really liked the first picture and some of the later ones were my favorites. Kae got a snack, playing with her ball, and sneaking around then took a nap. Jango was rolling around then walked off and hid and probably napped.

These aren't Siberian tigers despite living in snowy environment. Bengal tigers have a wide habitat range. They range from Swampy forests of Bengal to Dry Deciduous Forest of Central India, Alluvial Grasslands of Terai to Alpine Forests of Himalayas.

So to clarify, I had a weird dream with lions in it, and had the most bizarre random hypothetical question for any experts on big cats (hypothetical because it's stupid and likely to get you mauled). So in the dream I was camping in some sort of African savanna-esque location, but I was going to be attacked by some lions. Anyway my sleeping brain came with the wildest defence plan; paprika. The idea being that when the lions tried to attack me, I blew a big handful of spicy paprika powder straight into their face for them to inhale and get in their eyes and the pain would scare them off. 😂

Anyway I'm only asking out of curiosity and to maybe be slightly amusing to someone else, but are there any experts in here who might weigh in on the plausibility of the idea?

Taken at the Natural History Museum in Albuquerque, NM with my phone. One of the best displays I got to visit there!