tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828964.post-27345291223927018902008-01-06T13:06:00.001-06:002008-01-06T13:54:29.898-06:00The Tatiana tiger story is turning into heated discussions as to <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/05/tigers/">whether tigers belong in zoos</a> and <a href="http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-010508-greenfield,0,7986998.column">whether zoo visitors should be able to taunt wild animals without suffering repercussions</a><a href="http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-010508-greenfield,0,7986998.column"></a><a href="http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/red-010508-greenfield,0,7986998.column">.</a><br /><br />You can view the latest news stories at the <a href="http://bigcatescapesmaulings.blogspot.com/">Big Cats Rescue Sanctuary blog</a> which is doing a great job covering the story.<br /><br />The following is from the 12/26/2007 Telegraph news story about chimps throwing stones at visitors:<br /><blockquote><br />"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Visitors should know how to behave in a zoo</span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Annoying animals could</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> be fatal</span>, as had happened in the Guwahati zoo, where a visitor was mauled to death by a tiger while he was photographing the animal,"said an Alipore zoo official. </blockquote>Our species is called Homo Sapiens which is Latin for "wise man".Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11091815786829687512noreply@blogger.com