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Meet The Expert: Vikings Vs. Bengals

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings are slated to open the regular NFL season Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. But instead of talking to former athletes or football experts about the game, Jason DeRusha headed to Como Zoo to get some insight on tigers.

He spoke with Hans Jorgensen, the large cat keeper at the zoo, about the striped cats. While the St. Paul zoo doesn’t keep any Bengal tigers, it does have Amur (or Siberian) Tigers, which are better suited to Minnesota’s cold climate. “There are about 500 Amur tigers left in the wild,” Jorgensen said.