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sorry to hear of all of this
In fact I just saw the story on out local
TV news
so sad..
I've come back to further express sadness
So sorry that things like this happen
From what i am hearing on the news it
really wasn't this beauty's fault but some
bullying by humans that provoked her
totally bummed at the loss
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I just saw the news item and remembered I'd
seen her on your photostream.
I'm so sorry.
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Really tragic and sad! I saw it in the news!!
I'm so sorry!
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Just heard the news. Searched for pix, and
yours came up.
So tragic, all around.
Tatiana was certainly beautiful. And from
your shots of her, looks like she liked you a
lot.
Her face seems to be saying that she
understood what you understand.
What a loss.
She also must have been very angry with the
people she attacked.
Wonder what happened?
Thank you for sharing.
Your photo's are beautiful.
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I read somewhere that she may have jumped the
moat. Is that possible? Whatever the case
it is a terrible tragedy all around.
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Thanks everyone for your comments. I am very
sad over her death since she was on the most
part a very friendly tiger.
Gini: The moat is pretty big and I am
still trying to figure out how she could of
jumped or even climbed the walls to get out
but the only thing I can think of is there is
a big tree branch they keep in the yard that
sits right at the edge of the moat and if in
any way they moved it out further she might
of used it to jump farther across the moat.
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Oh! Tragically indeed!!! So tragically and so
sad.... I'm also very sad because it was
Tatiana, and I am sadder because he was also
killed!!! A tragically event for everybody!!!
We often forget that they are fierce
creatures, and finally they only follow their
instinct. It is still sadder because it
happened the Christmas day! I am so sorry...
I imagine what you must feel! And the family
of the visitors also... An unforgettable
Christmas day, and another incomprehensible
accident (like all the accidents: unjust and
stupid...) Rest in peace!!!
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I read the news about Tatiana as well, and
then immediately went to your flickr to see
if you had posted. It IS a tragedy for the
families AND for the zoo! She was a beautiful
animal and your tribute photos are
incredible!!
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Oh no - that's so sad!!
I am so sorry because of the visitors dead
and the dead of Tatiana!
Of course, I will never understand, why
people kill the animal, which got out of the
"prison" and kill somebody!
No question - it is of course
tragically!!!!
But that's the nature-world the animals are
living in! It is their instinct! They never
kill somebody because they are bad or
something like this!
Probably, it was a mistake of the zoo that
it was possible for Tatiana to get out of her
enclosure!
Very sad regards,
Babette
P.S. Your pictures are so beautiful!!!
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I also saw this on the news yesterday and
immediately checked our flickr......to know
that someone MUST have photographs of this
beautiful tiger. I found YOU.
I guess it was one year ago that she
attacked a trainer......but look how you say
she was with you. Hopefully she just wasn't
eyeing you as her next meal....I am not being
cruel.....I am being honest.
My heart aches for the families who thought
they were going to the zoo for a nice family
outing and ended up losing a family member
with others being badly injured.......who
would have thought ??
My heart also aches for this beautiful
creature, who now rests in peace. Tatiana
was so beautiful and "due" to your
wonderful photography......she will live on
forever.
This is a sad time for you, in
particularly.........because you cared about
her personally, visited her regularly and
became her own personal photographer.
I am so sorry for all involved......my
heart aches for your loss and now void. She
was indeed a beautiful creature. You wonder
what went wrong ?
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sad news :( she was a magnificent cat
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This is so sad -- I feel terrible for the
families of the guests who were attacked and
just as sad for the loss of such a beautiful
and amazing animal. Here is my favorite shot
of here I took about a year ago.
Tatiana Siberian Tiger Photo - Oct 2007
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I'm going to miss Tatiana. She was so playful
and curious. Just remember, even though there
were three human victims, Tatiana was also a
victim of involuntary service - she lived at
a zoo. If she had more human contact and more
enrichment, this may not have ended so
tragically
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Hi Susan, my name is Jon Naso I am trying to
contact you in reference to purchasing one
time publishing rights to some of your
photographs. Please contact me at 212 210
1510 or email me at jnaso@dailynewspix.com
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Merry Christmas to you and your family !
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She was a beautiful cat and it's so sad it
had to end this way. :(
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A tragedy for all involved.
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We are members and loved her as well. I can't
believe this tragedy. I wish one of the
Google people would drop some cash on the zoo
and help rebuild a wonderful cat habitat
(like the bears and the Africa habitat). That
would be a great way to help heal this
situation. (Why Google, because these folks
and local and it's our local zoo!).
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So sorry Susan
My heart too goes out to the families. My
heart also goes out to Tony, the other tiger.
He loved to play with Tatiana.
She was such a beautiful tiger. She liked
to play before feeding and take a nap in the
afternoon.
Here are a few of my favorite moments with
her:
www.flickr.com/photos/pjpixels/sets/721576035
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I am so sad to hear of the tragic loss both
feline and human my heart goes out to you and
to the families involved .
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It is a terrible tragedy all around! My
heart hurts every time an animal has to be
put down because of zoo mishaps. We went
through this too at the Denver Zoo with our
male jaquar who killed one of his keepers and
had to be destroyed too!
So sorry Susan...may Tatiana rest in peace.
This is Tatiana's brother Waldemere here at
the Denver Zoo where Tatiana was born
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It's a shame that such a majestic cat had to
be lost on christmas day. Rest in peace
Tatiana.
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I just read the news and headed to flickr to
see some shots... how awful.
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I'm so sorry to hear that she was killed.
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I thought of you when I saw the story this
morning. May Tatiana rest in peace, it's a
sad loss of a great cat.
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this is such a terrible event. I am sad for
the tiger population. It is sad that one
person lost his life and two others were
wounded. She did what tigers do - even our
small domestic cats have the instinct to
hunt/kill. I hope we can learn how she got
out and what other events may have happened.
I am not saying this is case here, but 98%
when there is a issue with an animal, be it
dog, cat, tiger and etc, it is due to human
intervention, such as poor treatment of said
animal or just plain bad judgment.
A tragedy all the way around.
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Poor thing. I read about that in the news and
I immediately thought of you. This is a
lovely tribute to her.
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sad...she was only doing what she did
best...Hunt,
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Sad news indeed. I hope they find out what
initiated this tragedy. Wild cats are
exceptionally dangerous. Society suffers from
a bit of hubris to think that we can control
or tame the natural world. Sadly these events
remind us of our place in nature. My thoughts
go out to those iinjured and of course
Tatiana who was merely doing what she's
genetically programmed to do.
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This is so tragic, for the families, for the
tiger and for the zoo. It's too bad zoos
aren't more prepared with tranquilzing guns,
since you can't blame a wild animal for
acting wild. My favorite animals at my local
zoo are the tigers, and I'd hate to see
something happen to them.
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It's so sad - and even more egregious is the
lack of security (staff, video, alarms) in
the area. I doubt we'll ever know if the
17-year-old and 19-year-old victim were
responsible for opening the door on some kind
of prank or dare.
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Such a sad and tragic outcome for a tiger in
captivity. Rest in peace, Tatiana , and
those who are your unwitting victims.
We have to remember, always, when visiting
these magnificent creatures at zoos, just how
fragile we are in their presence. My heart
goes out to those on both 'sides'. Thank-you
for your beautiful photos, Susan. She was a
true beauty.
My condolences to the family and loved
ones of the man that died.
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Susan, I am so sorry it was Tatiana, she was
one of the most gorgeous tigers I have ever
seen and you brought her to us so
beautifully. I just read where there is some
concern someone was taunting her or worse
somehow trying to get her loose. If that is
the case, then they got what they deserve,
it's just ashame she had to suffer as well.
My sincere condolences to all the SF zoo
family
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A sad, sad waste of life, all the way around.
makes me cry.
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Thanks for the wonderful photos. This is so
sad. I am finding it hard to believe that
this animal got out of that enclosure by
itself. Sad day.
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So saddened by the news. The tragic loss of
life. So sorry.
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Such a tragedy. Thank you for the wonderful
photos of this beautiful cat.
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments for
Tatiana and for the Families affected by this
tragic event. Every thing I have read has
said she escaped by either jumping the (dry)
moat or climbing out of it but honestly I can
not see her climbing it but jumping it I can
see if she was taunted like the news is now
starting to come out and say cause if she got
enough adrenaline pumping do to someone
throwing stuff at her she most likely could
jump pretty far since she was known to be a
good jumper. I saw news reports online from
the Good Morning America show this morning
and Jack Hanna was talking about how athletes
can be pretty good jumpers when adrenaline
pumping so she could of done the same thing
even though it was 15ft across and about 20ft
down.
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When I heard this story I immediately thought
of you, Tiger Empress, this is so terribly
sad on all accounts. Best wishes to you.
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This is so very sad. RIP, Tatiana, you were
such a perfect and magnificent animal.
My prayers and thoughts to the families of
the victims.
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I knew that someone on Flickr would have much
better photos of the tiger than does the AP.
You've got an excellent set of images of
Tatiana here.
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I knew immediately that Tatiana was the
subject of these beautiful images when I
clicked on images of my Flickr contacts.It is
so sad on so many levels. I am so glad to see
these photos of her after seeing the news
footage just minutes ago. Your animal
portraits are always so beautiful and I know
many people will be able to see the beautiful
side of this magnificient animal through your
images
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Not downplaying the tragedy of what happened
to the people, I am very sad that they had to
kill this beautiful animal. I can't help
thinking that if she got out one time last
year, perhaps they did not do all they could
to prevent another escape, and she was only
doing what instinct told her to do.
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A very sad situation for everyone involved .
Sad for the families who are suffering the
loss of their loved one , and even sadder
that a beautiful wild animal who depended on
humans , lost her life ...
Tatiana did what she was supposed to do and
she paid with her life for it .
So sorry Susan , I know you'll miss her
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I don't understand why they couldn't just
tranquilize Tatiana and keep her someplace
until they figured out how she got out.
It's not like she decided all of a sudden
to get out and go kill somebody. She's a wild
predator, doing what predators do when given
the opportunity.
Humans are so good at killing and have been
good at it for as long as human behavior has
been recorded. But we do it for the wrong
reasons most of the time.
This whole incident makes me so sad.
Why kill the tiger and get all worked up
about all this when this tragedy was so
extraordinarily rare? Look how many people
die from drunk drivers, car accidents,
shootings, drug overdoses, etc., etc. I am
just amazed at how stupid people are
sometimes.
Tatiana was just being a tiger.
I am so sorry also for the young man and
his family for his loss. He was definitely in
the wrong place at the wrong time. It was
real bad luck on his part and that of his
friends. It could have happened to anyone
there that day. His number was up.
But Tatiana's shouldn't have been.
Sorry for the rant, but the more I've heard
on the news about this, the more angry I get
that we always go after the animal as though
they are out of control murderers.
They are not. They are wild animals just
doing what wild animals do. And if we are
going to put them into our environment under
completely abnormal conditions for the
animal, then we'd better be prepared to
suffer the consequences and it should not
include killing the animal.
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First: It's all very-very sad and unfortunate
with what happened in the death and severe
injury of the others...
But I agree with BarnYard-Babe... why no
tranq' guns? I mean, that's what they use to
capture them in the wild, right?
But in the domestic jungle of San
Francisco, land of high tech modernism, we
shoot them with conventional guns.
Just doesn't make sense....
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Joerussell:
It makes sense if you realize that we
(humans) always want a quick fix, an instant
resolution to everything.
Rather than take the time to think rather
than react results in sad outcomes all too
often. Like this one.
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Have you seen the flickr photo another person
has of Tatiana as a cub at the Denver zoo.
Sooo cute.
Also there is a great photo that is
probably Tatiana jumping through water by
another flickr user search tiger sanfrancisco
zoo jumping
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I feel the same way, Susan. Poor people, but
poor kitty, too.
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Susan, I immediately thought of you upon
hearing of the tragedy at the zoo. The
beautiful phtographs you post of the animals
at SF Zoo clearly depict your love and
concern for them all. May Tatiana rest in
peace. Meanwhile she will live on in memory
through your wonderful photographs.
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I don't know what happened. I don't know how
she got out.
Tatiana was just being a tiger
However the police had no choice but to
shoot. From what I have been seeing the 2
survivors ran away from her. She chased them
and her prey drive was up. What you have to
understand is:
First - PD does not carry tranq guns- A vet
or possibly an animal control officer would
have to be right there with the correct
dosage loaded in the dart gun.
Second - It can take up to 10 minutes for
the tranq to work.
Third - being hit by a dart would have
pissed her off.
She was standing over the two injured
people.
That is the unfortunate reality of the
situation.
Rest in peace Tatiana - you were admired
and loved.
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Thank you Just chaos. What you have said
makes sense. Just sad all the way around.
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A sad sad day indeed. Sweet Tatiana, the
whole world is mourning your loss.
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Rest in Peace Tatiana.
Susan, your cat pictures are amazing.
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Such a sad loss of a beautiful life. Tatiana
was a beautiful tiger that did not deserve to
die. I feel for the families of those
attacked and killed but if they did taunt
poor Tatiana then unfortunately they got paid
back for it. Sad that a beautiful tiger had
to pay the price in this situation.
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From your photos, it is clear you had a
special place in your heart for Tatiana. I'm
sorry this world has lost another magnificent
big cat because of human mistakes. This is
truly a tragic loss for a species that has
suffered so much at the hands of human
beings.
While I feel also feel sorry for the family
of the person who was killed, this sort of
thing should have never happened.
Alas, we are responsible for putting these
amazing animals in zoos and in a situation
where they need to be in zoos to be
"saved."
I often wonder if incidents like this are
what they call karma. Either way, in the end,
it is the animal that suffers for our
actions.
Rest in peace, Tatiana...
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6,500,000,000 selfish, arrogant, ignorant,
destructive humans
~2,000 tigers in the wild - ~17,000 tigers
in captivity (5-6,000 in China bred for human
consumption).
Now there is one less of these beautiful,
precious great cats.
We are destroying the world for these
animals (and all the others) and we cannot
even keep them safe in a cage - SHAME on all
of us!
Guess where my sympathy lies and I am NOT
sorry for ranting!
There is no resting-in-peace while we keep
destroying the world for EVERYTHING.
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These are incredible pictures.
Yes, it is tragic all around. I lived in Sf
between 1987-1999 and I had been to the zoo
several times. I can't imagine how this
happened. It is just so terrible all around.
Rest in Peace Tatiana. yet i cannot imagine
running from a Tiger through the
cafeteria.....
The Zoo itself always seemed poorly run to
me.
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when I read your post in Voices of the
Wilderness about Tatiana and then checked the
news report, being a zoo volunteer for over
10 yrs, I am sad to say the first thing that
came to mind was someone taunting the
tiger....... Tigers just dont jump moats and
attack to kill. I've seen a LOT of stupid
human actions over my 10 yrs, not only at our
soon, but while visiting other zoos across
the country. We lost a wolf a few years back
because a visitor decided to cross a barrier
and stick her arm thru the fence to
"pet" the wolf.
I agree that a tranquilizer gun would have
taken too long to bring down a 350lb tiger
and may have caused more injuries to innocent
bystanders. This is such a waste because of
human actions once again - I doubt if we will
ever learn.........
Rest in Peace, Tatiana - You are the
innocent victim.......
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This is a beautiful memorial for Tatiana,
your pictures are really great.
She will be missed.
Today Josh asked me if we could go to the
zoo, to say good bye to the raindeer, I did
not had the heart to tell him, so we said
"maybe next week".
:(
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Beautiful mosaic and tribute to such a
beautiful creature. I am so sorry for your
loss, Susan! This is very upsetting on so
many levels.
I feel horrible for the people that lost
their loved ones - feline and human.
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I'm very sad to hear the loss of one of te
most beautiful tigers I've seen. I loved to
watch Tatiana hang out with Tony, especially
when they were lounging around in the sun.
I agree with Simba when he wrote,
"6,500,000,000 selfish, arrogant,
ignorant, destructive humans ~2,000 tigers in
the wild - ~17,000 tigers in captivity
(5-6,000 in China bred for human
consumption).
Now there is one less of these beautiful,
precious great cats.
We are destroying the world for these
animals (and all the others) and we cannot
even keep them safe in a cage - SHAME on all
of us!"
Tatiana will live on through the beautiful
pictures you have taken and will remain a
spirit in the SF Zoo. May she rest in peace.
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Well, a very sad news indeed!
Tigers are supposed to be roaming free in
the wild, and this one was killed for being
what she was!
ha! irony of mankind!
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Very sad news, indeed.... :-(
Let's hope 2008 is a better year for people
and animals as well.
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What a beautiful photographic tribute; thank
you.
Tatiana, RIP.
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I am with barnyard-babe and the others who
agree that Tatiana was being taunted and
teased. She just didn't decide on Christmas
Day she was coming out to go after someone,
and those brothers that are in the hospital
not willing to talk, probably know a lot more
than they are willing to say. This is so
tragic and sad. Susan, you did absolute
beautiful work on a gorgeous tiger. Thank you
so much for sharing all of the pictures with
us. I do hope that the truth comes out in
what really went on here.
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Susan, thank you for this beautiful tribute
to Tatiana! Your many photos of her have
inspired many to form a closer bond to these
precious beings! I am so distressed, as are
others, about her loss and the sad statement
this event makes about the evolvement of
humanity! My hope is that her tragic loss
will open yet a few more Hearts to the truth
about our connectedness to all beings. I
believe that all animals are our teachers
here and Tatiana has left us with a
reflection of ourselves and much to feel and
learn.
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Thank you for capturing such an amazing photo
of Tatiana!
Please add this photo to the Tatiana the Tiger group.
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This whole incident just breaks my heart. If
the young men were indeed taunting Tatiana,
I'm sure she felt threatened and vulnerable.
I'm sad that a person died, but just as
saddened that such a beautiful and rare
animal had to die. Thank you for sharing
these lovely images of Tatiana -- a name
befitting such a beautiful girl.
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great photo
i think if those kids were tormenting her,
they got what they deserved.
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Great serie.
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I heard about this on the news and cannot for
the life of me understand why she wasn't shot
with a tranquilizer dart instead of killed.
She did what was natural to her and the
enclosure should have been more secure and/or
re-enforced. I feel for you (as well as for
her) because of your history with her. It's
just such a shame for this tragedy to occur,
especially on Christmas, but I think your
photographs of her are a wonderful memorial
of her beauty and spirit.
R.I.P. Tatiana
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I just wanted to say...I've been having
dreams almost every night about being at the
zoo. Odd as it may sound, I feel that her
spirit is still there, that somehow Tatiana
wishes to remain close to Tony. I sense that
they had an exceptional bond, and that her
actions on Christmas Day may have been due to
her strong instinct to protect their
territory, and protect Tony.
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dreamzville, thanks for sharing your thoughts
- I didnt know there was another tiger with
her. You have a good point. Cats are so
territorial and protective !!!
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Zoos have a great responsibility, to allow
humans to appreciate animals up close while
protecting those animals from the humans.
What a tragedy this beautiful tiger was not
well protected. My opinion.
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So sad, I read in the news today that the
boys admitted to taunting the tiger, and
standing on the railing yelling at her, and
they were found to be high and drunk. What a
shame to lose such a lovely animal because of
some guys that decided to get messed up and
harass poor Tatiana.
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What a wonderful tribute to such a
magnificent animal. I am sorry for the loved
ones left behind in this tragedy. I hate that
anyone has lasting scars from this. All this
said I feel sad for the tigar. She was just
doing what a tigar does when being
threatened. People should take their children
to a zoo when they are young and teach them
that these are wild animals not to be taunted
or teased like I was. Like I taught my
children. Like I hope my children will teach
their children. I was taught to respect the
animals. It is so nice that zoos give us a
place to see animals, in a wild like setting
not in cages like when I was a child. It is
so much more humain. I know it is not the
ideal situation for the animals but, it is
nice for thoses of us who can't travel to the
animals and see them in their wild settings.
I do enjoy doing just that.
I am a truck driver and have had the
priviledge to see alligators, bald eagles,
falcons, fox, deer and coyotes in the wild it
is great, it gives me chills.
It is sad these boys were suppose to be
into music why weren't they somewhere making
music instead of taughting animals. This is a
good add for don't do drugs. Go out, get
high, drink, tease animals, you may just get
hurt by said animals.
To you thank you so much for bringing us
these wonderful pictures of this magnifacent
animal. I know you will miss her.
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It's very sad. It wasn't Tatiana's fault,
and I'm very upset that she was killed.
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