Well, on Friday I went to Calgary to see a concert featuring 4 bands: Three, Between the Buried and Me, Opeth, and Dream Theater. Me and my friend I went with decided to stay for a few days and on Saturday, we went to the zoo. While we were there, we met up with my cousin who works at the zoo. He works with the tigers at the zoo and as soon as we got to the tigers, it was feeding time and my cousin let me feed them. And as if that wasn't enough, a bit later after the tigers had eaten, he let me spend some time with them in their cage (under close supervision of course). Since all the tigers there were raised in captivity and are used to being around people, I wasn't in too much danger but they still have instincts.
As soon as I walked into the cage, I was greeted by a 410 pound Siberian tiger
. He just walked over to me, sniffed me, and then started rubbing up against me just like a domestic cat. I was in there for close to half an hour with 4 huge tigers just laying next to me
. It was absolutely incredible. So now along with a cougar, I'm also definitely going to adopt a tiger when I am prepared enough and can take care of them properly.
As soon as I walked into the cage, I was greeted by a 410 pound Siberian tiger