All Posts Tagged With: "old tiger"

2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo

By KAREL JANICEK (AP) PRAGUE — A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday. The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trap door, Liberec Zoo spokesman Ivan [...]

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Southwick Zoo tiger has ovaries removed

By Associated Press NORTH GRAFTON — Massachusetts veterinarians have used laproscopic surgery to remove ovaries of an endangered Bengal tiger, marking one of the first instances an animal has been spayed using the minimally invasive procedure in New England. Spokesman Tom Keppeler said on Wednesday that the 180-pound tiger named “Kya” is recovering well after [...]

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Big cat rules

Rare Sumatran tiger, Kabus, has emerged to explore his outdoor enclosure. The young male tiger, from Chessington Zoo, is 19 months old and since the initiation of the global tiger studbook in 1967, is the first tiger to live in Belfast as part of a European breeding programme. Curious Kabus prowled around his paddock searching [...]

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Man attacked by tiger at Calgary Zoo

By Chuck Chiang and Sherri Zickefoose, Calgary Herald CALGARY – A man has been sent to hospital after being injured by a tiger at the Calgary Zoo this morning, officials said. Zoo staff says two men – including the person eventually hurt in the incident – sneaked into the zoo at about 1 a.m. unnoticed. [...]

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