Natalia and Anastasia
Categorized as Anastasia, Natalia, and Gustavo
Natalia (foreground) and littermate Anastasia, both 10 years old, were kept in a concrete enclosure.
Author: Neil Harvey
Anastasia and Natalia
Categorized as Anastasia, Natalia, and Gustavo
Anastasia (left) was rescued along with her littermate, Natalia, and an older male tiger named Gustavo.
Amanda Showing Off
Categorized as Amanda
Over time, Amanda has come to accept the people who pass by during their work day at Big Cat Rescue and will sometimes greet them with a small chuff. She is particularly fond of the keeper who works with her using operant conditioning to let her know she is safe and will have enough food Read more →
Amanda From the Early Days
Categorized as Amanda
While her brothers are relaxed and friendly, Amanda is more suspicious of new people and new things. Although she is the smallest of the three, she is very protective of her brothers and roars at strangers. She likes to watch her brothers play with a new toy. This is a typical photo of Amanda from Read more →
Marcus, Kizmet and Christian as Cubs
Categorized as Tigers—No Theme!
Marcus, Kizmet and Christian as cubs in NJ
Arthur and Andre With Disputed Christmas Gift
Categorized as Arthur and Andre
They each had one but…
Arthur With Turkey
Categorized as Arthur and Andre
It takes a tiger under a minute to consume a whole turkey fresh from the supermarket, bones and all.
Andre With Pumpkin
Categorized as Arthur and Andre
Andre enjoys the enrichment activities provided by BCR keepers, including various toys and pumpkins.
C’mon Max, It’s My Turn
Categorized as Christian, Max, and Kizmet
Kizmet loves the water, but gets to compete with Max if he jumps in first.
Kizmet
Categorized as Christian, Max, and Kizmet
Kizmet is lively and sociable. She is also your basic prom queen—in a good way. Seeing her flirt with a giant stuffed tiger the Carolina keepers brought by as enrichment was hilarious. She and Christian are littermates and their survival is probably due not only to the care they received from their keepers in Texas Read more →