2007-12-26 14:45:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
A zoo visitor said he saw an Elephant open the Tigers cage.
2007-12-26 15:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it escaped on its own. It would be suicide to release the animal. This breed of Tiger can grow to be very large. Up to 13 ft. including the tail. So I don't think a 20 ft. is able to completely keep the Tiger from escaping if it truly wanted too. People in India have seen these animals do things that biologist will say is "impossible". They can carry a full grown cow up a tree. A siberian Tiger was clocked at 50 mph in the snow! I think the Tiger escaped! It must have had some bad experiences with humans in the past.
2007-12-26 22:53:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Puma is entirely correct.
I saw the news conference this afternoon and the SF Police Chief muddied the water with unfounded speculation.
Added later:
With due respect to Jack Hanna they had another "expert" on that said the scaling of the wall would have been no problem for this particular cat. Also he added that many zoos had increased the height of their enclosures. The presence of a 15 foot moat is purely for aesthetics as these cats can swim well.
Of course this is all speculation and the probability of finding out what really happened is slim. The two surviving witnesses will probably sue so lying to protect their case is probably uppermost in their minds.
Added later: I was wrong. Apparently for some unknown reason the Tiger attacked and the young man was trying to help his friends. Also the wall has now shrunk another 4 1/2 feet. The zoo deserves to be sued for endangering visitors and their animals.
2007-12-26 23:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Probably a bit of both. Somebody might have been careless and forgot to close the entrance to its enclosure so it got out. I think it's sad the tiger had to be killed but I guess authorities did what they thought was best to ensure public safety. Still, it's sad. Tigers are not cute and cuddly animals. They are the largest of all cats and can weigh up to 600 pounds. I think it's time people started realizing that animals in zoos are not really tame and are just as capable of acting like their counterparts in the wild.
2007-12-27 00:45:13 · answer #4 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just tried to check it out and they don't know how it got out so they are looking for witnesses. There was a statement that the first attack was right outside the tiger enclosure and they wondered if the cat had been provoked or if something had been thrown in the enclosure so that the cat could get out. That would be too stupid to help a cat get out. They said the cat was not hungry so it didn't kill to eat. Jack Hanna was quoted as saying the animal just couldn't have gotten out of his enclosure. That it was just impossible so that means the cat must have had some sort of help. I think we under estimate animals to start with. And you know how much more you can pull off if you are truly mad. So. . .the cat came out killing. I look for cats at a local refuge and they basically ignore you and slowly move off rather than confront but they maintain a top of the food chain attitude. A mad or hungry cat could be another story.
2007-12-26 23:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by towanda 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Anyone who has been to the San Francisco zoo many times would know it would be impossible for a cat to get out without some kind of help. I don't know about the elephant rumer, um could be.
2007-12-27 01:04:33 · answer #6 · answered by Star doodle 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are we sure it escape?
Or tyring to join in with the others?
An extra new one in joining the club?
What do you think?
2007-12-27 02:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋