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What is the consensus on places that offer experiences like petting an otter or kangaroo?

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Somebody told me about Barn Hill Preserve of Delaware where you can pay to "swim with otters" and pet a kangaroo. After watching Tiger King and having my eyes opened to the world of shady exotic animal "rescue" zoos/sanctuaries (i.e. My wife is obsessed with otters.

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Why do animals from the same family attack each other?

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So the other day I was watching funny pet cat videos and I started thinking. If one of these cats approached a tiger or lion I am assuming that the altercation would not go well. But then I asked myself why? They are both from the same family so why would they not become friends?

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Thought experiment

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They are much more independent and still behave similarly to wild cats they are still pets and rely on humans to survive. The ones who would last until the very end would be lions , tigers bears, eagles and wolves. Cats would be the next. From the ones that have a good chance to survive. Would suprisngly rodents and small animals.

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Why do some animals get aggressive towards me?

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The second time it happens again when I was around 11, I went to a zoo and the tiger/I don’t remember the animal exactly, got aggressive too as if they were ready to attack. I had pets before and they loved me. I noticed that their reactions were specifically towards me and no one else. I remember back then I asked my mom why?

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the petting zoo i was at had tiger babys,lions,albino lions and tigers

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submitted by /u/Anus_chees [link] [comments].

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. I guess he should have stuck with the substantially less dangerous trogons. Lucky him, right? Though he ended up dead anyway.

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Putin an Animal Lover?

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Vladimir Putin, former President and current Prime Minister of Russia, just got a tiger cub for his birthday. He told journalists that Koni has not met the tiger cub. In August, Putin had occasion to pet a full-grown female Ussuri tiger after shooting her with a tranquilizer gun. Tags: tigers russia.

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