Was the Zoo Tiger Set Free?
A [tag]Siberian tiger[/tag] at the [tag]San Francisco Zoo[/tag] “escaped” from it’s enclosure, killing one and mauling several others. The tiger was shot to death by police. What makes this entire event even more sad is that right now, investigators believe that someone may have actually set the tiger loose. The zoo director is disputing this saying the tiger must have leapt out of her enclosure. This would have been quite a feat, an 20 foot leap across a moat and over an 18 foot wall. Keeping in mind that tigers kept in captivity are not in the same kind of physical shape as a tiger in the wild, this would have been virtually impossible. It would have been difficult enough for a cat in the wild to accomplish.
I find this to be so heartbreaking. Siberian tigers are endangered and need our help to survive. Something went terribly wrong in this case.
