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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: jezebel on July 22, 2012, 18:26:45 PM

Title: I fed a tiger!
Post by: jezebel on July 22, 2012, 18:26:45 PM

This was a belated birthday gift from my OH (couldn't book it for my actual birthday). Today we went to Port Lympne wildlife park in Kent and had a tiger experience, which was mainly hand feeding a beautiful tiger called Tugar. He's 14 years old, and a gentle giant. Awesome!

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Post by: Tiggy's Mum on July 22, 2012, 18:31:30 PM

 :omg: what an amzing experience!

I don't think I would have been brave enough to do that, I get a bit twitchy even feeding a horse!  :scared:

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Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on July 22, 2012, 19:21:13 PM

WOW what a beauty.

Title: Re: I fed a tiger!
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on July 22, 2012, 23:16:35 PM

Wow  :wow:

I got bitten feeding a horse when I wasa about 4yrs old so cant see me trying either

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Post by: Susanne (urbantigers) on July 22, 2012, 23:22:48 PM

wow - I bet that was a fab experience!  And he looks like a very fine tiger  :Luv:

Title: I fed a tiger!
Post by: MrsR on July 23, 2012, 10:37:38 AM

Wow

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Post by: emmmy_lou on July 23, 2012, 11:22:54 AM

Amazing! what a fab birthday present!  :wow:

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Post by: maddercow on July 23, 2012, 12:33:08 PM

Oh my gosh how brilliant!!! What an experience and a thoughtful present, you are very lucky. He looks very gentle.

I saw a lady hand feeding tigers at Wingham Wildlife Park in Kent, they have 2 young boy tigers there who were rejected by their mum in a Belgium zoo so had to be hand reared.
She cried buckets she was so overwhelmed with it all.

I got bitten feeding penguins at Wingham and got bitten by a horse once... (that really HURT)  but I don't think it wouldn't put me off now, maybe I just enjoy pain.

XXX

Title: Re: I fed a tiger!
Post by: jezebel on July 23, 2012, 15:48:55 PM

I was a little nervous at first. We were told how to offer the meat to him, so I figured that if I did get bitten then it would have been my fault for doing it wrong! But he'd done this plenty of times before and was really sweet. (In fact my tabby, Drum, is far more aggressive when I'm feeding her cat treats!)

Title: Re: I fed a tiger!
Post by: maryas on July 25, 2012, 22:28:57 PM

How lovely of him to do something like that for you.  Such fantastic memories to look back on.

So pleased for you.  :hug:

Mary

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Post by: alisonandarchie on July 26, 2012, 00:08:47 AM

Wow, amazing :wow:

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Post by: Rosella moggy on July 26, 2012, 22:45:49 PM

Am so incredibly jealous.  How beautiful is Tugar  :Luv2: :Luv2: :Luv2:

How wonderful and what a thoughtful OH  :)

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Post by: Sue P (Paddysmum) on July 27, 2012, 08:02:55 AM

OMG - what a fantastic present!!   :wow: :wow: :wow:  That's such an amazing opportunity. 

Tugar looks gorgeous.   :)