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Duck plays a dangerous game of hide and seek with tiger in viral video
Fully grown tigers can be playful too, or at least, that’s what a viral Twitter video with the apex predator playing hide and seek with a duck shows.
Playful killer kitty: The video, posted by Twitter user @buitengebieden_, has already amassed more than 700,000 views.
Tourist in China captured on video taunting white tigers inside their zoo enclosure
A man in China ran into a wildlife park’s enclosure of white tigers and taunted them.
What happened: In a recorded video released by Newsflare on Oct. 23, a tourist broke into the enclosure of white tigers at the Beijing Wildlife Park during a self-driving tour.
‘Depressed’ Tiger Walks in Endless Circles at Beijing Zoo
A video of a “depressed” tiger going in endless circles in an enclosure at a zoo in China is breaking hearts on the internet.
In the video, the white Bengal tiger can be seen pacing tirelessly in the same location, as evidenced by a visible circular trail.
Terrifying Video Shows Tiger Chasing Motorcyclist Down the Road in India
Park officials in India were chased by a tiger while riding their motorcycles at the Muthanga Wildlife Safari in Wayanad, Kerala State, which is home to about 100 tigers.
The intense moment, which was captured on video and shared on the Facebook page of Forests and Wildlife Protection Society, sees the two national park officials patrolling the area after they received reports of a tiger sighting in the area, according to Hindustan Times via AsiaOne.
China Reverses Ban on Tiger Bones and Rhino Horns For Traditional Medicine Use
China is reversing its 25-year ban on the use of tiger bones and rhinoceros horns that would now allow certain doctors to prescribe them for medical treatments.
In traditional Chinese medicine, tiger bones are used as an ingredient in concoctions believed to treat conditions such as rheumatism, arthritis, and erectile dysfunction, while rhino horns are used in medicines that purportedly help reduce swelling and stop bleeding.
Zookeeper’s Daughter Takes Tiger Cub Out for Walks in China
A new video circulating on Chinese social media showing a 9-year-old girl walking a tiger cub on a leash has raised concerns among some netizens.
India’s Top Court Grants Permission to Kill Endangered ‘Man-eating’ Tigress That Killed 13
Conservation activists are trying to keep a “man-eating” tigress from being killed in India after the country’s Supreme Court granted local forest rangers permission to slaughter the endangered animal.
The tigress, nicknamed T1, is believed to be responsible for the deaths of 13 people in the Yavatmal district in Maharashtra state since January 2016.
Daughter of Mother Mauled By Tiger at Chinese Safari Park Now Seeks $330,000 Over Death
Nearly 17 months after her mother died by the fangs of a Siberian tiger, a woman filed a petition demanding compensation from the safari park where the incident took place.
The woman, surnamed Zhao, is seeking 1.49 million yuan ($226,500) from Badaling Wildlife Park in Beijing for failing to rescue her mother in the unfortunate event on July 23, 2016.
Chinese Man Loses Fingers After Taunting Caged Circus Tiger With Money
An elderly man who thought it would be a good idea to feed circus animals with banknotes ended up losing two of his fingers after a caged tiger bit his right hand and refused to let go.
Identified only by his surname Bai, the 65-year-old man sustained his injuries when went to see the visiting circus in Jingziguan, Henan Province on Wednesday afternoon, according to the South China Morning Post.
Overworked Circus Tiger Attacks Trainer During Performance in China
An exhausted tiger attacked its trainer during a circus performance in China to the chock of the audience.
The incident took place at the Liaohe Theater in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, on August 20.
Horrified Witnesses Watch as Chinese Zoo Feeds Live Donkey to Tigers
Visitors of a local zoo in China witnessed a shocking sight on Monday afternoon after the facility’s staff fed a live donkey to a group of tigers.
Video footage of the scene shows a terrified donkey at the Yancheng Wild Animal World in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province being pushed down a ramp to fall several feet down into the moat that surrounds the tiger enclosure.
Vietnamese Police Find Five Frozen Tigers in Man’s Freezer
Police in Vietnam have stumbled upon five frozen and disemboweled tigers from a man’s freezer in the province of Nghe An on Tuesday.
Tiger organs and bones are used for traditional medicine in Vietnam, where burgeoning local markets illegally sell animal parts, including ivory, rhino horn and exotic species like pangolins, according to ChannelNewsAsia.
