01.07.08
The Tiger Attack at the San Francisco Zoo
I was asked by Susan to read about the tiger attack at the SF Zoo. See comments for the reading below.
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January 7, 2008 at 7:28 pm
HS 1/06/08
Q: I was asked about the incident at the San Francisco Zoo in which a tiger jumped her enclosure and killed a person in December 2007.
The female tiger was nervously awaiting. That is to mean that she did not like certain elements of her enclosure which did not give her enough room to roam and run (just pace). She did not have enough room for privacy. The feeding routine was her main source of irritation. She had a strong instinctual desire to drag her “kill” to a secure location away from view and eat it uninterrupted. She wanted to devour fresh meat (NOT old decaying meat or frozen meat which she was being offered). She was rushed during feedings, spied upon by people, and taunted with the undesirable meat.
So the tiger was nervous and irritable from the feeding routine and dislike of the enclosure. On the day of the incident, three young men taunted the tiger. One of the men was expressing his “courage” and dangled an arm and a leg inside the enclosure. It appeared to be the same gesture used during the feeding routine (dangling, taunting). The tiger saw it as a call to eat and acted instinctually.
The families of the young men are expecting a big payday for all involved but the “boys” are at fault and they know it. The tiger was behaving instinctually by defending her territory and acting on a call to eat. The tiger is out of her misery and the family will get the payday they so greedily desire.