Natalia taking her first step from her transport cage into the quarantine area at the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch. She was unsure about stepping on grass as it seemed to be a new experience.
Gustavo is about 13 years old and was obese at the time of his rescue, weighing about 600 pounds rather than the normal 450–500 because he had no room to exercise and was fed a poor diet. He was in a very small enclosure that he had probably entered as a cub and never allowed Read more →
Gustavo was very agitated and had a reputation for being extremely aggressive. This photo shows his unsheltered cage in Mississippi. And his attitude.
Natalia (foreground) and littermate Anastasia, both 10 years old, were kept in a concrete enclosure.
Anastasia (left) was rescued along with her littermate, Natalia, and an older male tiger named Gustavo.
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 →
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 in NJ
They each had one but…
It takes a tiger under a minute to consume a whole turkey fresh from the supermarket, bones and all.
