tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post8281518417884970123..comments2023-12-24T15:26:45.358-08:00Comments on pygalgia: Tiger Tragedypygalgiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423302866723206260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post-86312364277893345502007-12-28T08:21:00.000-08:002007-12-28T08:21:00.000-08:00Mathman they did find sticks and pinecones in the ...Mathman they did find sticks and pinecones in the moat that zookeepers say couldn't have gotten there by accident so it looks likely that these guys did taunt the tiger. Moreover there are unconfirmed indictions that one or more of these guys got partially over the fence and ended up being the claw hold needed to get the Tiger over the top, kind of a morbid off take on the concept of 'give a hand up'. And we can't even be sure the dead kid was the lead actor. The tiger tracked a trail of blood three hundred yards suggesting that one of the other two was pretty severely wounded on the initial scene.<BR/><BR/>Obviously the tiger had to be shot, which is all the more reason to not cage top end predators to start with. Don't put grizzly bears and tigers in enclosures. Each in their natural environment roam large distances and neither has much reason to concede ground to anyone or anything, when they get out of a cage their first instinct is not going to be to run. It is like killer whales, grey whales and sperm whales. They will put up with a lot, but they can and will smash up your boat if provoked enough (luckily people aren't on their respective diets). The difference being that bears and tigers will in fact eat you.Bruce Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222670342780912788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post-77009322015075946632007-12-26T09:42:00.000-08:002007-12-26T09:42:00.000-08:00Sorry, didn't finish my thought...Given the increa...Sorry, didn't finish my thought...<BR/><BR/>Given the increasing degradation of their environment, some day there may not be a way for them to survive outside captivity, and at least zoos like this try to make the situation more natural for them. But I know it's not the same as being free. And I guess she understood that.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post-29459315100539778252007-12-26T09:40:00.000-08:002007-12-26T09:40:00.000-08:00Cats believe that revenge is a dish best served co...Cats believe that revenge is a dish best served cold...perhaps she was biding her time, waiting for an opportunity.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it is indeed tragic; I always hate it that when a situation like this happens, the animal gets killed. In this case I suppose it couldn't be helped. Something must have gotten her upset, though; Mathman raises a good question. Maybe those guys were provoking her.<BR/><BR/>What a beautiful tiger. So sad.<BR/><BR/>We too have gone to the San Francisco Zoo a number of times and it's hard to imagine the tiger just getting loose like that.<BR/><BR/>I agree it is bad when animals like this are kept in cages but given the increasing degradation of their natural environment, at least zoos like the San Francisco one try to imitate their natural environment.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3470097808236648178.post-14946200143987461332007-12-26T06:46:00.000-08:002007-12-26T06:46:00.000-08:00I have a question about this story. Were the zoo v...I have a question about this story. Were the zoo visitors possibly taunting the tiger?<BR/><BR/>Growing up we always went to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. I recall watching the Lions Pace in their cages (before they built the newer exhibits) and thinking it was awful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246047045851719992noreply@blogger.com