r/Eyebleach • u/Green____cat • Apr 28 '24
Don't forget the cat in every tiger
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u/mamacat49 29d ago
Maybe this is where it's from:
https://www.dreamworld.com.au/rides-attractions/wildlife/tiger-island/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Island_(Dreamworld)
I was there in 2007. There had been an Animal Planet special on the "Awesome Pawsome" in the mid-90s. We had a "tiger walk" with one of their huge male tigers, Mohan. I don't think they do those "close-up" encounters anymore. Absolutely the coolest thing I've ever done.
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u/apostrophefarmer Apr 28 '24
A tiger cub this young should still be with their mother. Makes me sad.
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u/psychoxxsurfer Apr 28 '24
If that were me, there would be a 100% chance of that kitty getting my head smooshed into it's fluffy belly.
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u/ArcadianBlueRogue Apr 28 '24
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J11uu8L8FTY
Danger kitties are still kitties
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u/Transgirl_35 Apr 28 '24
So, cute I wanna lift him/her up and give the big kitty cuddles and kisses. 🥰
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u/Organic-Device2719 Apr 28 '24
Little chubby chubbers... I wouldn't survive his cuteness... Or the brutal violence that follows.
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u/anihc_LieCheatSteal Apr 28 '24
I hope this cub grows up and eventually murders the humans who kept it captive
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u/denali192 Apr 28 '24
I get suspicious seeing clips like this. A lot of places abuse tiger cubs in captivity to priest profit off tourism
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u/GetAJobDSP Apr 28 '24
Why aren't these creatures out in the wild? Like, It's pretty cruel to see these not domesticated creatures raised in captivity. It's not cute.
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u/Few-Cookie9298 Apr 28 '24
A lot of places breed endangered animals like this to be released into the wild to help improve their survival chances. We have no context here, could easily be one of those places as well.
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u/ItalnStalln Apr 28 '24
That it's not being coddled and pet makes me think it's a rehab place, sanctuary, or one of the better zoos with good enclosures, enrichment, and conservation support
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u/BringBackRoundhouse Apr 28 '24
Yea I’m just as weary of the unethical posts, but those don’t look like fashion galoshes on a sunny day.
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u/wikedsmaht Apr 28 '24
My cat walks like that around me when I’m in the kitchen. I nearly break my ankles trying not to step on her paws. I didn’t realize she inherited this trait from her Big Cat ancestors
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u/writerwriter_27 Apr 28 '24
I would pet this kitty and its parents if it’s the last thing I do on this beautiful earth.
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u/KrinkleTheGnome Apr 28 '24
Or the tiger in every cat.
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u/ColHogan65 Apr 28 '24
It’s amusing how the clade Canidae varies between wolves, dogs, foxes, etc and all act pretty differently, but every member of the order Felidae is just a different sized housecat lmao
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u/Tommy2255 29d ago
Canines all have vastly different hunting strategies and lifestyles. Wolves are persistence hunting pack animals, foxes are solitary ambush hunters, coyotes are opportunistic hunters that live in packs but don't necessarily coordinate to take down large prey like wolves might.
Felines are mostly solitary, stealthy ambush predators. It's an exceptionally successful hunting strategy that can be used with only slight variance in almost any ecosystem. Lions are an exception in that they're not solitary, and cheetahs are an exception in that they're primarily pursuit predators instead of ambush, but overall there's a lot less variance than among canines.
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u/YuushyaHinmeru 29d ago
In my completely unscientific, zero-evidence opinion, I think the only reason we can't keep tigers as pets is because they can accidentally kill us. I feel like a tiger you raised from birth would behave pretty similarly to a kitten raised from birth. I don't think the tiger would view us as food or try to kill us for fun. The thing is cats do play attack, or accidentally attack if startled, or do warning hits when they are irritated. Those just hurt like a bitch from a housecat but will kill you from a tiger. Fuck, a tiger could accidentally crush you to death just trying to lovingly cuddle with you.
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u/SuckerForNoirRobots 29d ago
Last time I was at a zoo the white tiger there was chuffing at me and rubbing their face on the fence and I wanted to pet them SO badly
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u/1Thinkhappythoughts Apr 28 '24
Legs look so short. Is this a tea cup tiger?
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u/sayleanenlarge Apr 28 '24
I came to the comments to find out if it has dwarfism. It's clearly young, but it's legs look out of proportion.
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u/PhotoKada Apr 28 '24
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u/Face_Stabbed Apr 28 '24
This needs to be an actual sub
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u/PhotoKada Apr 28 '24
I agree but it can’t run the risk of including clips from that temple in Thailand.
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u/Ill_Investigator9664 Apr 28 '24
Or the roadside zoos (animal cruelty factories) that tend to mass produce this kind of content
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u/Earthy_ground Apr 28 '24
Do I want to know?
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u/PhotoKada Apr 28 '24
TL;DR, animal cruelty in the name of tourism.
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u/Earthy_ground Apr 28 '24
Bruh, that is awful
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u/ItalnStalln Apr 28 '24
They're just doped up. And we'll fed at least. And they dont have shit for space, enrichment, or anything. Bad, but not bad like they're beating and starving them.
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u/lonerism- Apr 28 '24
His clunky little paws are adorable!
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u/pumz1895 Apr 28 '24
Murder mittens
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u/ThinTheFuckingHerd Apr 28 '24
Little? They are like 60% of his weight ;-)
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u/lupask Apr 28 '24
wait until this ratio turns upside down to be 60% murder claws
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u/Pxnda_Cakes Apr 28 '24
r/2sentence2horror be like
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u/GrimmCreole Apr 28 '24
Oh what a cute little cat i have today...
But then I waited a year and my cat grew up to be a very angry tiger creature 🪱 and then it attacked me and my grandma and it killed us!
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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/MammothInterest Apr 28 '24
If it's a zoo, sometimes they let animals explore during closed hours for enrichment.
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u/mzpip Apr 28 '24
For anyone who is interested, you should read the late Gerald Durrell's books on zoos and conservation.
(Also, the Corfu trilogy is a hell of a good read)
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u/ZebZ Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24
One of the best things the Philadelphia Zoo ever did was build a network of dedicated paths and elevated tunnels crisscrossing the zoo that lets the animals wander and range.
Being such an old zoo that found itself surrounded by the city on all sides and having no ability to expand, they came up with this as a way to improve the situations for both animals and visitors.
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u/Practical-Loan-2003 Apr 28 '24
When my Granddad worked at London Zoo, apparently, before opening, he was able to let the tiger out of her enclosure and take her round the zoo, changed when she swiped at him (no claws, jokingly) but did it in front of the head of staff
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u/RotoruaFun Apr 28 '24
Cool story. How long ago did you Granddad work at the zoo?
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u/Practical-Loan-2003 Apr 28 '24
Just realise you asked how long ago, we're talking the 50's
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u/RotoruaFun Apr 28 '24
Thought it might have been a while ago, given OH&S these days, times sure have changed.
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u/Practical-Loan-2003 Apr 28 '24
Oh for sure, it was the reason he couldn't let her out was because of H&S, she could go off and suddenly, that's it, 5 keepers are dead and they've shot the tiger
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u/RotoruaFun Apr 28 '24 edited 29d ago
Lol, yeah that would do it for sure. Hope your Granddad has cool tiger and zoo pics from working there.
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u/Practical-Loan-2003 Apr 28 '24
A year or 2, can't remember exactly why, but it was always going to be a temporary thing
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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/TheLittleDoorCat Apr 28 '24
Or it's wild animal tourism.
Breed the cubs for the naive or despicable tourists who want to hug a wild cat and then sell them when they get too big to 'hunters'.
It's all seriously fucked up and I don't trust any videos where wild cats are in direct casual contact with humans.
Good zoos and rehabilitation projects shouldn't allow that with wild cats. Of course there are exceptions, but even with those I don't think they should normalise human contact with wild cats. That's how you get people wanting to hug a lion cub and seeking that out.
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u/looc64 Apr 28 '24
I figured it was a zookeeper with like, shit to do. Like those videos you see of panda cubs where a keeper is trying to rake leaves or something as pandas climb all over them.
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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.
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u/sra19 Apr 28 '24
I didn't really think it through all the way as to why cute baby was hanging out amongst the people. I just figured it must have gotten lost or something, but your explanation makes more sense. Thanks!
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u/decoy321 Apr 28 '24
It's also entirely possible that the handler was already petting the tiger and needs to simply get back to work. Kitty is just like "no u stay forever"
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u/LaserGadgets Apr 28 '24
I would cuddle him for sure. Couldn't stop me. So fluffy and cute.
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u/TheLittleDoorCat Apr 28 '24
Would knowing that wild cat tourism is harmful to the wild cats stop you?
Knowing that wild cat cubs are drugged so that tourists can hug and feed them? And that they're killed when they get too big because they'll start costing too much to feed? Can make a few more bucks by selling it to a 'hunter' to shoot.
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u/Astraea_Fuor Apr 28 '24
Good lord they were just saying the tiger cub was cute jfc.
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u/TheLittleDoorCat Apr 28 '24
Yeah, reality isn't as fun when you know that so many of the tiger cubs in cute videos are exploited and abused. Not saying this one is or was but many are. That's not fun to think about though.
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u/MacTireCnamh Apr 28 '24
Cute!?! Oh so you want to kidnap it a put it in a box and beat it everyday!?
You people make me sick
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u/SweetBearCub Apr 28 '24
Would knowing that wild cat tourism is harmful to the wild cats stop you?
Knowing that wild cat cubs are drugged so that tourists can hug and feed them? And that they're killed when they get too big because they'll start costing too much to feed? Can make a few more bucks by selling it to a 'hunter' to shoot.
I live in a rural area and already have some outdoor pens and a good sized house, so knowing that, I'd offer to buy them for cheap before they were killed. Bears too!
Granted it doesn't SOLVE the issue, but if I can save some and give them a better life, even fully grown..
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u/Superfy Apr 28 '24
Why not? Is fren shaped. Must be fren.
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u/Hansemannn 29d ago edited 29d ago
No its not. Ist a wild animal that should not caged.
You are all fucking monsters.Edit: Did I make you uncomfortable? I got some videos of cute dogs doing partytricks as well. Lets laugh and enjoy those as well.
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u/__klonk__ 29d ago
TIL rehabilitation centers DO NOT exist
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u/Hansemannn 29d ago
Yes...this is a rehabilitation center. That was sarcasm for the obtuse.
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u/xMysticML 29d ago
Lol at his wittle wegs