TIGER KILLS OTHER TIGER DURING MATING

A Sumatran female tiger was killed at the Sacramento Zoo by her mating partner Wednesday after the two big cats were put in the same enclosure for breeding. The male tiger, named Mohan, became aggressive with the 15-year-old female minutes after a physical introduction. Staff monitoring the introduction from outside the enclosure used a water hose and fire extinguishers to separate the animals. Once the male tiger was secured, veterinarians rushed to help Baha, but she had already died, officials said. Staff decided to introduce the felines because the tigers’ behavior indicated it was the proper time, the zoo said. Baha had been at the Sacramento Zoo since 2002 and had successfully bred with three other partners, giving birth to five offspring. Mohan, who is on loan from a zoo in Memphis as part of a tiger breeding program, had also successfully bred before with other partners, the zoo said.
* Welcome to Valentine’s Day in the Animal Kingdom.
* Worst. First Date. Ever.
* “The tigers’ behavior indicated it was the proper time.” Or not.
* Time for the staff to brush up on reading tiger body language.
* The tiger “became aggressive”? Yeah, you can say that again.
* It was like Tiger Game of Thrones.
* Maybe the zoo staff should show Mohan some pictures of tigers mating next time, to convey what they have in mind.
* If only they could have gotten to know each other on the internet before meeting in person.
* I’m guessing that tigers aren’t big on cuddling after sex either.
* Maybe they’ll get a sympathy card from that aquarium where the shark just ate the other shark.
* Zoo staff tried to control the tigers with a water hose and fire extinguishers – the same way they separate Mike and Molly from the buffet table.