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Tiger kills lion in Turkish zoo
BBC ^ | March 7, 2011 | Unknown

Posted on 03/08/2011 6:07:20 AM PST by decimon

A Bengal tiger has killed a lion at Ankara Zoo after finding a gap in the fence separating their cages, say zoo officials in the Turkish capital.

The tiger severed the lion's jugular vein in a single stroke with its paw, leaving the animal dying in a pool of blood, officials said.

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The zoo says it is safe for visitors, despite the incident.

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(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: kittyping; lion; tiger
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1 posted on 03/08/2011 6:07:22 AM PST by decimon
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To: Slings and Arrows

Stroking the cat ping.


2 posted on 03/08/2011 6:08:05 AM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

Guess that settles that debate.


3 posted on 03/08/2011 6:09:14 AM PST by killjoy (Life sucks, wear a helmet.)
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To: decimon

“I’ve got tiger blood. Dying is for fools!” — Charlie Sheen


4 posted on 03/08/2011 6:09:15 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: decimon
Always wondered which would win a tiger/lion battle.
5 posted on 03/08/2011 6:10:39 AM PST by ryan71 (Dear spell check - No, I will not capitalize the "m" in moslem!)
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To: ryan71
Always wondered which would win a tiger/lion battle.

What about the Red Wings and Pistons?

6 posted on 03/08/2011 6:12:21 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: decimon

“turkish” is synonymous with “fail”

Everything these people do turns to crap. They can’t even run a zoo.

Look at Egypt now. For years it’s been “British have our stuff! Give it!”. Now “their stuff” is being looted AGAIN, while the heritage in Britain is as safe as it’s been for 150 years.


7 posted on 03/08/2011 6:13:10 AM PST by Christian Engineer Mass (25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many younger conservative Christians out there? __ Click my name)
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To: decimon

You see, obama...sometimes “king of the jungle” is just a title....


8 posted on 03/08/2011 6:14:49 AM PST by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Maybe he hasn’t noticed... he’s already dead... his ghost haunts his own soul...


9 posted on 03/08/2011 6:20:27 AM PST by dps.inspect (the system is rigged...)
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To: ryan71

> Always wondered which would win a tiger/lion battle.
There was an animal planet show about this very subject 2 or 3 years back.
Result: Tiger beats Lion; Jaguar beats Tiger. Nothing beats Jaguar; it is the strongest and largest of all the big cats.


10 posted on 03/08/2011 6:21:03 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Obama did not learn incompetence; he was born to it.)
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To: ryan71
Always wondered which would win a tiger/lion battle.

I'm seeing in other reports that it wasn't a fight. The tiger was able to reach its paw through a gap in the fence to slash the lion.

11 posted on 03/08/2011 6:22:44 AM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

liger - half lion and half tiger


12 posted on 03/08/2011 6:25:35 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: BuffaloJack

A jaguar is bigger and stronger than a tiger? Don’t think so.

Some tigers grow to 600 pounds.


13 posted on 03/08/2011 6:26:11 AM PST by RexBeach (There is no such thing as a good tax.- Winston Churchill)
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To: decimon
What, is there no honor among animals, either?
14 posted on 03/08/2011 6:28:58 AM PST by ryan71 (Dear spell check - No, I will not capitalize the "m" in moslem!)
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To: JoeProBono

That liger can bite your butt even in a tripod deer stand!


15 posted on 03/08/2011 6:30:23 AM PST by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: decimon

Next week, Round Two in the Mixed Mammal Attack Championship: Tiger vs. Alligator


16 posted on 03/08/2011 6:34:27 AM PST by Dr. Sheldon Cooper (The truth can indeed be a finger-down-the-throat for those unprepared to hear it.)
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To: Dr. Sheldon Cooper
Tiger vs. Alligator


17 posted on 03/08/2011 6:36:09 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: decimon
Don't bring a lion to a tiger fight

Or something like that, I don't know...

18 posted on 03/08/2011 6:38:33 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: decimon
tiger severed the lion's jugular vein in a single stroke using his 9 iron

Wow, I knew that Tiger was pissed because his wife caught him screwing around, but killing a lion...

19 posted on 03/08/2011 6:42:59 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages, in honor of Standing Wolf.)
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To: decimon

Ping for later.


20 posted on 03/08/2011 6:43:40 AM PST by Celtic Cross (Does your stream of thought have fish in it?)
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