So my question is, are there going to be new animations?

They're infinitely better looking than before...but kind of weird looking. They seem to have a low-sloping forehead which just looks strange. If the NE cat forms look like this, I don't think it'll be an improvement.

When can my hunter tame one?

I think they look better than the old form, but I don't like them still. Would rather have the current Nelf form.

Of course since the old tauren form looks so wretched, maybe the others are better than they look here.

/agree

They look so much better than before. They are strange and maybe not what many Taurens expected. But an inmense improvement over the old one.

I'm pretty sure the NE ones will still look better.

I don't understand how people can think they look strange; as a RL-animal fan they look very realistic to me. I always hated the cartoonish, ugly Horde cat form. The detail, colors, and model change look pretty badass, and the small eyes fit with the head shape and add to the impression of ferocity.

I love that Blizzard changed the head/muzzle/nose shape to mirror actual big cats. I am SO excited for this patch! I've got my baby druid up to 51 and climbing, kitty/resto, very thrilled to see these awesome graphic changes. (:

I agree it looks more realistic but in turn I keep thinking about downs tiger when I look at the white one....