Christian, Max, and Kizmet https://tigersinamerica.org Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:53:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://tigersinamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png Christian, Max, and Kizmet https://tigersinamerica.org 32 32 C’mon Max, It’s My Turn https://tigersinamerica.org/2011/09/13/cmon-max-its-my-turn/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:30:00 +0000 https://tigersinamerica.org/?p=2240 Kizmet loves the water, but gets to compete with Max if he jumps in first.

]]> Kizmet https://tigersinamerica.org/2011/09/13/kizmet/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +0000 https://tigersinamerica.org/?p=2238 Read more]]> 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 but also the fact that they were able to live together during some rough times.

]]> Part of the Group https://tigersinamerica.org/2011/09/13/part-of-the-group/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:30:00 +0000 https://tigersinamerica.org/?p=2236 Read more]]> While they lived in Texas the keepers who cared for them called Max a perimeter male, a tiger who was tolerated but not included in the give-and-take of the original littermates.

At Carolina Tiger Rescue, Max was put into an enclosure immediately adjoining that of Christian and Kizmet. After months of observing friendly interactions among the three tigers across the fence boundary, the Carolina keepers decided that they would all benefit from sharing a single large enclosure.

When the enclosures were connected, first the tigers switched sides to see what the other place looked like and explore. Then they settled down to a relaxed routine with only an occasional discussion.

As you can see in the photo, Max is thrilled to be part of the group and adores Christian. Christian is the more dignified elder. He prefers to stay in the background and watch while Kizmet and Max approach visitors with friendly curiosity and greetings.

]]> Christian and Max https://tigersinamerica.org/2011/09/13/christian-and-max/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 https://tigersinamerica.org/?p=2234 Christian (left) is the dominant tiger in the group of three. Max (right) is from a younger group of cubs than Christian and Kizmet.

]]> Kizmet and Her Brothers https://tigersinamerica.org/1996/09/13/kizmet-and-her-brothers/ Fri, 13 Sep 1996 16:00:00 +0000 https://tigersinamerica.org/?p=2232 Kizmet is one of a litter of cubs born in New Jersey in roughly 1996. She is one of the tigers identified by her cub stripes as a tiger that the founders of Tigers in America had known when she was little. She is on the left in the photo with her two brothers.

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