[Mojohemi]

I went to a zoo with my wife and children one sunny day and saw a Bengal Tiger all locked away behind bars, It looked like his head was about 100 pounds, his mouth was huge and his teeth awesome. Even today if I had it to do over again I would not do it without a 357 magnum in my hand. They are instant death. Pity the person the tiger attacked. He was scared to death and he saw death in a flash. Just call me Mr. Pass on a lot of wildlife hehind bars. Put animals like this back where Mother nature intended them to be and leave them alone, that is just my opinion. Sooner or later another one will get out by whatever means and kill someone else, animals can not unlock doors and jump over a fence like the animal would be behind. A human made this error or intended to let the beast out to kill someone.

[ByDesign]

“Put animals like this back where Mother nature intended them to be and leave them alone, that is just my opinion. “

Tatiana was born in Denver, in captivity, and was placed in SF to breed with another tiger, Tony.

Tigers are close to extinction, the zoos across the world are keeping the breed alive - if let loose they would be killed for their pelts and for Asian “cures” (they grind up and ingest various parts of the tiger’s body...you don’t want to know what parts.) Poachers have decimated the breeds.

Wikipedia says there’s about 500 Siberian tigers in the wild, for what it’s worth, not sure how many are in captivity.

A lot of the time I think zoos should be closed to the public, and the breeding programs made private, to keep the animals from the public, for both side’s safety, but funding for the programs is from people paying to see them, so zoos are a necessary evil, if we don’t want tigers going extinct.

[ozzymandus]

Maybe those punks shouldn’t have been teasing the tiger. Ever think of that? If you’re too scared to even go to a zoo, I wonder how you get through life.

[dbacks]

BooHoo

[Seven_0]

Just call me Mr. Pass on a lot of wildlife hehind bars. Put animals like this back where Mother nature intended them to be and leave them alone, that is just my opinion.

Animals in the wild are much more likely to kill people than animals in the zoo.

[PA-RIVER]

I think the tiger escaped over the wall. Someone said she had concrete dust on the back paws from climbing. Probably took a leap, grabbed top of wall with front paws, and scratched with back paws.

Remember the gorilla that escaped a while back? Same thing. Thats why I think this zoo’s management deserves a kick in the rear. This has happened with a gorilla recently. These 300 plus pound animals are all muscle, extremely strong.