White Tiger kills keeper at Zion

[sinfull]

Not sure that I agree about having the taste. Man-eating tigers in the wild are unusual and normally old and sick. I wonder if this isn't just something we have all heard and believe without proof.

Where the danger lies is that once a tiger/lion etc has attacked a keeper, it has learned that the unthinkable can be done. Up till that moment it respected the humans but now they are proved no match........it's all on any time puss feels a bit ornery.

Tigers can be bluffed where as a lion won't be, cause they have a few clues ! (tigers that is)
Yes man eating tigers are usually old and sick and very very hungry and man is easy meat, but what yr saying about what we heard and believe is true ! A tiger won't leave a hunting ground if there is easy prey, thats why if a tiger has killed, a hunting party always has gone out to deal to it before it kills again !

lulz wot?

Had the taste? It's a tiger! 'The taste' is buried deeper into it's basic make up a lot further than some cuddles as a baby are ever going to reach.

'Dangerous animal to be around ever again' It was a dangerous animal to be around anyway, it's a fucking tiger.

Just like your tabby bro just like it, only bigger ! You raaark ya cat up and it'll rip ya right, but if ya don't let it from a young age and stick to the rule it wont !
That cat ripped the noob's legs up cause the guy had no idea and it was prolly only playing with him !
But it got the taste man haha ! Yummmm fresh meat and sweetest it's ever tasted, just like pork !
Was only a matter of time before that cat killed a keeper !

Oh and dangerous yes ! But controllable (till it tasted fresh meat)

[pzkpfw]

So what's a Tiger taste like?

[Str8 Jacket]

So what's a Tiger taste like?

Bad taste dude...

[Mikkel]

Well, it would be a bloody shame not to eat it and make a rug out of it since it's been shot dead anyway...
Hell, while we are at it they should get a posse with meat-cleavers going on that blue whale that's stranded on the westcoast ASAP - or at the very least invite the japanese researchers down for a look-see and taste. Kampei!

Let nothing go to waste.

[Sniper]

So what's a Tiger taste like?

Same as cat, a bit like chicken

[mynameis]

W0o0w what a bunch of posts here, typical of KB though.

Hardly any sensible posts showing any remourse towards the victim and his family and his little kid. And some sad mindless racist jokes.

We talk about society and the call to shoot a rare white tiger.

Wonder how many of you would have taken the answer:

Sorry we can't bring your dead fathers/brothers/husbands/sons/friends body because we had to let this rare white tiger make a meal out of your loved one.

[Cosmo]

Did n't the family say on the news tonight that it did not want the tiger to be shot. Surely this is a risk you must accept if you choose to work with wild animals in an enclosed space.

As for the remainder of lions & tigers at the zoo there must be a better option than putting them all down because they can no longer be cared for.

[FlangMasterJ]

Don't agree with the comment of closing the place down, but unfortunately the only funding the park has is from tourists and that calls for interactive shows !

They definately got to see some interaction.

"You can take a Tiger out of the wild but you can't take the wild out of a Tiger."

RIP Molambo.

[98tls]

Whole things sad really,sad a bloke lost his life,sad that such animals are confined to nothing more than oversize bird cages,sad that in many cases they have to be as humans are so fucking stupid.There was a Circus in town a few weeks back,later on at night walking the dog i strolled over and had a look at this Elephant in an enclosure......i know little about Elephants but from what i could see the poor buggers life was a misery,very sad.

[pzkpfw]

On a more serious note, don't they have tranqualiser guns at those places?

Or would that have been too slow to try to save the keeper* ?

(* both meanings)

I figure if I worked there, I'd keep a dart gun or tazer handy at all times... (one per keeper).

[Brett]

Very sad indeed, first that an experienced keeper of big and endangered cats was killed and secondly that the tiger was killed.
I can't help but wonder though, you lot who are all going on about how they shouldn't have killed the tiger etc. and that a tiger is a wild animal blah blah blah and it was going to do what it naturally did best, which is kill, what would you have been just as upset if it was someones pet dog? Certain dog breeds retain more of that 'wild' instinct than others and are more prone to attack without much notice, not too different to a hand reared large cat really. To the handlers, those cats would have been just like your pet is too you, only when they play you dont get scratched, you get mauled.

As sad as it is to put down an animal on the path to extinction, there was no other option. It had attacked a keeper once before, it had now killed another keeper and just like a dog that has gone fickle, it needed to be put down.

[sarahtvet]

On a more serious note, don't they have tranqualiser guns at those places?

Or would that have been too slow to try to save the keeper* ?

(* both meanings)

I figure if I worked there, I'd keep a dart gun or tazer handy at all times... (one per keeper).

All zoo's, wildlife parks etc have gun teams to respond to emergencies and they and the vets are trained in darting as well. Unfortunately the tranquilisers used take from 10-20 minutes to act in a relaxed animal and if the keeper was still alive when they made the decision a dart may have been too slow. Also the quickest drug would have killed the keeper if it had hit him anywhere. It isn't as easy to dart a moving target as it sounds, need to hit a site with good blood supply for good drug delivery.

I was privy to a similar case in the UK. There was a longer time to make the decision then and it involved an elephant. Nobody made the decision lightly and in the long run unfortunately everybody loses in such a sad situation.

We all love the thought of getting up close and personal with wildlife but it carries an inherent risk as has been highlighted this week.

I think it is unlikely that all the cats will be destroyed if the park is closed. The international wildlife group will sort places for the majority of them I am sure.

[Pixie]

Not sure that I agree about having the taste. Man-eating tigers in the wild are unusual and normally old and sick. I wonder if this isn't just something we have all heard and believe without proof.

Where the danger lies is that once a tiger/lion etc has attacked a keeper, it has learned that the unthinkable can be done. Up till that moment it respected the humans but now they are proved no match........it's all on any time puss feels a bit ornery.

No, It had the taste.
I'm a tiger expert,I've heard on TV (don't read books-not a homo) how they become man eaters.

And I saw tigger on whinny the poo,
I know what I am talking about

[Pixie]

Hello kitty:

Man-eating tiger:

Man eating shark:

[imdying]

Sorry we can't bring your dead fathers/brothers/husbands/sons/friends body because we had to let this rare white tiger make a meal out of your loved one.

It's a bit hard to have sympathy for someone who chooses to work with large predatory animals for a living and then gets attacked by one. Very tragic for his family for sure, but I'm equally sure that they were well aware that his chosen occupation carried with it a certain amount of unpredictable risk. If you don't want to be a potential meal for a tiger, then don't get in a cage with it.