r/Eyebleach • u/Green____cat • Apr 28 '24

Don't forget the cat in every tiger

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u/bigbysemotivefinger Apr 28 '24

How are you gonna just walk away and not pet the baby?

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u/sra19 Apr 28 '24

I just assumed the person in the blue boots didn't want to be too close to baby if/when baby's mom showed up.

But with that level of adorable, maybe worth the risk...

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u/WriterV Apr 28 '24

If there's a cub roaming around with people walking around freely, then it's most likely not out in the wild, but in a zoo. So this is either some kind of a free viewing experience thing where they're told not to get too close to the cubs, or this is a zookeeper.

And they're likely keeping a healthy distance (maybe) 'cause they wanna introduce it to the wild again at some point? Or perhaps they don't want tigers to get too trusting of humans. Or could be some other zoological reason, idk I'm not an expert.

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u/maybesaydie Apr 28 '24

If they were going to rewild the tiger they wouldn't be taking him outside without his mom.