Monday, March 23, 2009

AwEsOmE TiGeR SpLaSh ShOw!

This was the high light of the Out of Africa experience I thought. The tigers aren't trained so you never know what you're going to get. The handlers just use the animals instincts to get the tigers to respond, and respond they do! Look at that tiger jump! Once the tigers were interested man could they run. They acted lazy, but wow their speed is impressive!
They jumped after balloons and once the tiger got the "prize" the handlers had to try and trade it for something, like a piece of meat or the tigers wouldn't give up their "prize." Sometimes even with the meat offering the tiger didn't give up the "prize" easily.
The kids loved to see them jump on the water toys!
Look at that tiger just grasp that water toy in mid air. It was so fun to see tigers in this way!
Seriously, what kind of genes does one have to have to want to be in this cage with two tigers trying to get them aggressive? I am glad I wasn't in that line in the preexistence!
This is one example of when the tiger didn't want to give up his "prize!"

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