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Actually, the fact that the grass is green makes it interesting. I chose the position to get his colouration in context with the stones... of course, I could have taken it with more grass, so that you'd see almost nothing of him. What this photo intends to show you, that's how nature cheats your eyes - imagine to walk by at the fence there... mostlikely you wouldn't even figure out that you're being watched by a predator that's "bigger" than you.


It's not exactly a "job" for me. I do it voluntarily, just like my efforts in conservation of wild animals.

I didn't really mean "own" one.. XD I just think it would be cool, or even a normal house-cat that had markings like a tiger, I just think their pretty, and that it would make a good guard for my house. XD



I never actually new any of that, & I was always afraid tigers. I guess that gives me a better understanding, thanks. The ones that I have seen at the Zoo were nothing close to 3metres long, maybe 1, or one and a half at the most.

How long do tigers usually live for? And how much space/room do they need? What do you guys feed them?





I noticed that, about them being careful, but I also watched this TV show that showed a bunch of tiger attacks, I wouldn't blame them for attacking the people, though, they were pretty mean to them, and I'm sure a human wouldn't like it if they were hit with one of those whips multiple times. I wouldnt.

That measurement is done with the tail and would perfectly fit a siberian tiger . Siberian tigers "can" grow to enormous dimensions. For example - there are weight records of wild males that had more than 300 kg (A regular weight for siberians would still be around 200 kg).


In the wild not much longer than domestic cats. Between 15 and 18 years. In captivity it's usually between 20 and 25 - but with excellent treatment and occupation (such as in our park) it may be up to 30 years. However - that requires that the cat hasn't been tortured or mistreated too much, before she gets to us.


Actually, in captivity we'll never be able to offer them the territories they deserve. In the wild they occupy territories of between 25 and 400 km2, always depending on where they live. Plus - unless they have young, wild tigers live a solitary life. Though - their behavioral pattern shifts when they're in captivity (as they don't need to hunt their food anymore) - they learn to like communities and to share their room with others, forming a social structure... which makes it possible keep them in the same habitat.

However - "space" is something that's always overrated by people... well, let's put it this way: the more room they have, the better it is. But what's essential in their life - that's occupation. In captivity they can't and don't need to hunt anymore - which results in boredom... and you can imagine that this can't really make them happy. Our practice is to occupy them, with 3 elements: "sports", changement of habitats and training for shows. The last one is only for those cats who like to do these shows... of course... it's a matter of talent, interest and not having fear from it - and no cats should be forced to do something they don't like.


12 kg meat per day... some great steaks an entire cow for all of them each day


Tigers never are "mean". They only make use of their weapons, if they're forced to defend themselves or to hunt for survival. But, what they're famous for, that's "Man-Eating". In connection to my studies on pantherines (which is why I'm finally working in the park now) I've written a nice article about that phenomenon: Man-Eating Behavior Among Big Cats

Eh, I dunno, I'm not really seeing the camo effect in the end...

What kind of zoo were you working for? It sounds like something pretty "private" to me... wouldn't organisations like animal control have to set an end to the guy's practices?

You are German, or just have your roots there? Then why don't we talk in German? Well, it's kind of disturbing to hear that such a relationship had to break up.


Outch... a throat-bite of a pantherine is never healthy. Although... I've never heard of animal trainers that punished their cats for such an accident, that would really be odd... like the guy wouldn't be the person everyone would expect him to be.


It depends on how it is done. If such a sequence is trained properly, it shouldn't be a problem. Though, I'm not a friend of "sensation seeking" shows. We prefer to show people what great capabilities the cats have, without provoking any dangerous situations. It's better for everyone - the cat and the trainer... and makes sure that the cats enjoy to do it too.