If these young men did what is suggested, they violated the rules.
You just stated that the zoo didn’t violate anything. In over 60 YEARS there have been no problems ... and then these little criminals, er “victims” come along and taunt the animal and it’s the zoo’s fault? I don’t think so ... . Too bad the tiger didn’t get them all.
There are, however, staff people who know "stories", and I'm sure they'll be telling them to some lawyer soon enough.
Worst of all we know that the zoo staff immediately assumed that the loose cat was a tiger and that there could be four tigers loose.
That means that in their own minds, staff members instantly focused on the very enclosure the one cat escaped from.
Wonder why they did that?
I think my meaning must not have been clear.
The wall will be built higher, now.
It worked for 60 years until these hoodlums (let’s be honest) did something mean enough to get a tiger really, really pissed. I think being hit in the head with a rock 9 inches in diameter would probably do it. (that is the size of a rock they found in the pit, along with a stick and a pine cone, which were not from trees in the pit)
It’s just like the ferris wheel. If you take loose the seatbelts and stand on top of the seat, you will probably fall and die.
If you throw rocks at the tiger and dangle your feed over the edge or try to climb into the pit, you will probably be tiger salad.
The zoo should not be held responsible monetarily or legally for asinine, thoughtless, life-risking acts done by patrons when there are posted signs restricting that behavior.
The tiger wasn’t hungry, else it could have gotten them all. It only ‘got’ the ones that actually threw something at it.
It did know who was who. Those who think tigers are not that smart should walk into a tiger pit, and call the tiger a dumbass to it’s face. Then, they would find out (like these young men did) just who the dumbass is.