Tigers

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Oh what fun! Please do laugh at the ridiculous poses of us with tigers...


Ok, so we were a little bit worried after visiting Tiger Kingdom that it might be cruel but the website says this so we think it's all ok:

"We love Tigers. They are not aggressive as you think. At Tiger Kingdom NONE of the tigers are drugged or tranquilised, and we do not believe in using chains, restraints or any other forms of animal abuse."


We also read an article by a charity worker who went to check it out with his wife with no prior judgment and he came out thinking it all looked above board, if a little dangerous!

Then... we heard about this incident when we went out to meet an old uni mate of mine last night - AFTER we'd been to see the tigers: recent mauling. See below link for the story!

http://www.21stcenturytiger.org/index.php?pg=1233055125

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Photos

small tiger photo shoot
We got a photographer as G didn't want to bother playing with the little one..

another one
..so he had to stay outside the cage..

another one
..We now have 73 shots of me with one of 3 young tiger brothers that were in the cage. Had to step over em!

Graham with big tiger..
..when it was calmly sitting in the water..
Took these photos ourselves as we were in together.

and then the fight started..
..photo before I thought to take a video!

some little ones..
..that looked all played out so we left them alone

sleeping tiger
this one was on a day off so had no tourists in his cage.

Comments

[Yashoda]

Tigers
they're just waiting till some dumb shmuck comes in who they think is the weakest link and then it's al over.. Go natural selection... PS love the photos. Was their fur nice and soft and would you wear it? xo yashoda