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Caturday: Tiger Cub at Jerusalem Zoo

by 1389AD ( 55 Comments › )
Filed under Caturday, Israel, Music, Open thread at September 18th, 2010 - 4:30 pm


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Now for some weapons-grade feline cuteness…

Tiger cub at Jerusalem Zoo

One Big Kitten: Tiger Cub at the Jerusalem Zoo

Born on New Years Eve [2008], these adorable pictures were taken when the tiger cub was 6 weeks old. Ignored by its mother, the little boy requires constant care and is being raised in the home of Jerusalem Zoo veterinarian, Nili Avni-Magen.

More pictures and text here.

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Malaysian Cuisine

by DJM ( 5 Comments › )
Filed under Open thread at November 22nd, 2008 - 8:33 am

Things you don’t want to see at a zoo. (Or maybe you do…)

SINGAPORE: Three white tigers mauled a Malaysian to death in Singapore’s zoo on Thursday after the man jumped into their enclosure, a zoo official said.

Nordin Bin Montong, 32, a Malaysian working as a cleaner at the zoo, leapt into the moat of the white tiger exhibit and was attacked, said Biswajit Guha, assistant director of zoology at the Singapore Zoo in a statement.

The noise from the attack caught the attention of zookeepers nearby and they eventually managed to distract the tigers and rescue Nordin.

“Keepers managed to separate the worker from the tiger. While waiting for the ambulance, our vets attended to him,” said Guha. “The worker tragically succumbed to his wound.”

Singapore’s Straits Times newspaper said on its website that Nordin was seen behaving in an agitated manner before he fell into the moat. Terrified visitors near the section watched the vicious attack in horror and screamed, the paper said. (IHT)

But you don’t have to imagine the gruesome scene – it was all caught on video. (WARNING! The video is very disturbing. For that reason, I decided to link it instead of embedding it. Do NOT click link if you have a weak stomach!)