Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Tiger missing from Georgia animal safari after tornado touches down, authorities say
Fox News ^ | 3/26/23 | Stephen Sorace

Posted on 03/26/2023 8:51:45 AM PDT by CFW

A tiger is apparently loose in Troup County, Georgia, on Sunday morning after a tornado tore through the area, authorities said.

The Pine Mountain Animal Safari reported that a tiger at the park was unaccounted for, the Troup County Sheriff's Office said.

It was unclear how the tiger escaped. The park posted on Facebook that it will be closed on Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS:
KEYWORDS: georgia; tiger; tigernado; tornado
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-50 next last
I suspect some south Georgia red-necks will bravely venture forth in the rain to search for the missing creature.

I guess the storm scared him and he managed to find an escape route and went hunting for safety.

1 posted on 03/26/2023 8:51:45 AM PDT by CFW
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: CFW

Who says he necessarily escaped?

Not knowing exactly what was hit by a tornado and what wasn’t...

“Is it possible” that Mr. Tiger is in the next county to the northeast, and is not a threat to anyone?

Or is this just a case of better safe than sorry?

Just axin’.


2 posted on 03/26/2023 8:57:54 AM PDT by OKSooner (Rand for Minority Leader after Mitch is gone for good, if not sooner.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: OKSooner

The article was short on details.

Did the storm cause damage to his holding pen allowing him an avenue for escape? Or, did he just magically disappear during the night? Just set his feeding dish out and run the can opener. He will come running back pretty fast.


3 posted on 03/26/2023 9:00:29 AM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: CFW
Tigernado!!!!


4 posted on 03/26/2023 9:00:58 AM PDT by DannyTN
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Exotic game animal. Like elk in Texas. Fair game.


5 posted on 03/26/2023 9:03:24 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my.


6 posted on 03/26/2023 9:03:43 AM PDT by mware ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

He could be anywhere in the state!


7 posted on 03/26/2023 9:04:02 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Knew a guy who bagged an escaped nilgai. Fair game.


8 posted on 03/26/2023 9:04:38 AM PDT by waterhill (All you need is a Catahoula and an 870)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Yikes! Issuing a “escaped tiger unaccounted for” alert doesn’t breed public confidence in local authorities.


9 posted on 03/26/2023 9:07:35 AM PDT by GAgal
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

The word “yikes” comes to mind… well, actually “oh expletive” came first, but “yikes” is more family friendly…


10 posted on 03/26/2023 9:07:52 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: waterhill

One of my professors from Rutgers spent a year in India after ww2. He had a reputation as a big game hunter. Was asked to take out a tiger who had killed quite a few people. When he finally got him they found jewelry inside his stomach so they got the right one. After he died he left the hide to Princeton University were he taught several geology courses.


11 posted on 03/26/2023 9:10:27 AM PDT by mware ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: DannyTN

You need to work for the Sci-Fi channel.


12 posted on 03/26/2023 9:11:43 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: CFW

If there was ever a valid reason for “shelter in place,” this would be it!


13 posted on 03/26/2023 9:13:31 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Where’s Bungalow Bill when you need him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J39DC9t0I5o


14 posted on 03/26/2023 9:14:13 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Looks like a “Stay in your car” and enjoy the animals type place: https://animalsafari.com/georgia-park-home-about-us/ ..i.e. giraffes come right up your car but tigers? Doubt this outfit will survive the coming litigation.


15 posted on 03/26/2023 9:14:32 AM PDT by GAgal
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: mware

Or as they say in Detroit.

Lions and Tigers and Pistons and Wings....Oh my!


16 posted on 03/26/2023 9:14:56 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: CFW

Troup County is in Northwest Georgia, on the Alabama border and hosts the huge West Point Lake and the KIA automobile plant.

I live about 50 miles due West. How far do tigers roam?


17 posted on 03/26/2023 9:15:26 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Gov't declaring misinformation is tyranny: “Who determines what false information is?” )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: CFW

18 posted on 03/26/2023 9:18:12 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: GAgal

Not 1 but 2 tiger escapees now recaptured: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/26/us/georgia-weather-tornado-tiger-loose-trnd/index.html


19 posted on 03/26/2023 9:18:16 AM PDT by GAgal
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: Alas Babylon!

“I live about 50 miles due West. How far do tigers roam?”

I doubt he will wander far from the familiar smells of the safari park. And, he will probably return to his enclosure area around feeding time.


20 posted on 03/26/2023 9:19:20 AM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-50 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson