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Rare White Tiger: King in Belgrade Zoo


Offbeat  (tags: white tigers, khane, bored, lonely, belgrade zoo, endangered )

Simone
- 78 days ago - news.xinhuanet.com
A three-year old male white tiger named Khane looks out of its enclosure at the Belgrade Zoo November 22, 2009 According to conservation group WWF, there are about 4,000 tigers left in the world and they are considered an endangered species. White tigers
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David B. (22)
Monday November 23, 2009, 1:43 am
such beauty! thank you Simone
 

Petra Haisam (15)
Monday November 23, 2009, 1:52 am
Extraordinary creature :-)
 

bilja c. (28)
Monday November 23, 2009, 2:42 am
He is still adopting to new conditions. See his photo on my profile .On September 17, new babies of white
lions were born.
 

Eureka Morrison (264)
Monday November 23, 2009, 4:29 am
Did anyone notice the horrible enclosure? The cement? The dreariness? The isolation?

Why in hell don't these tigers rather go to a sanctuary - where they have more space???? If they truly want to 'conserve' and not 'display' a tiny zoo cage is not an option!

People gawk, children are taught via adult gawking that it is okay to imprison these majestic animals.

Stop gawking - and do the moral thing - let these tigers go to sanctuaries - where they can still be 'gawked' at, but without the inherent misery of being caged in a zoo!

DOWN WITH ZOOS!!!
 

Stacy Stjern (40)
Monday November 23, 2009, 10:03 am
Beautiful creatures...I agree, why are they in and exposed to such conditions! These animals are to be cherished...
 

bilja c. (28)
Monday November 23, 2009, 1:19 pm
I agree that wildness or reserve is place for him. The only good is that he will not be alone as female from
Swiss will join soon and small lake near cave will be made.
During my short life in Paris, I often visited reserve. Yes, its another freedom for captured. But freedom means
no limits. Not only dawn with Zoos... By the way, action to replace Zoo recently failed, not to talk of idea to make
reserve. Needs time to activate people way of thinking and acting.
 

Pat Prest (33)
Monday November 23, 2009, 3:24 pm
What a beautiful creature, and to think it is enclosed for all the world to see its misery!
I agree with Eureka, these precious commodities do NOT belong in Zoo's.
The best thing for them is a santuary, at least if they cant roam free the way they should, this is the next best thing.
 

Kathleen R. (31)
Monday November 23, 2009, 4:57 pm
I hate to say it but right now until someone does something about China, they are safer there, yes! I would love for the big cats to all roam free and be safe but I'm not seeing that right now an unfortunately stats are backin up what I'm saying an hoping being involved with groups in changing, I never will forget my horror of one of my favorite tiger sanctuaries in India [whichI don have the name of] and it being the best, being poached almost to the last tiger in the last few years
 
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