Chinese zoo stages tiger attacks for tourists

Chinese Zoo Stages Tiger Attacks for Tourists.

The headline is a little misleading. The "tiger attacks" are staged by dumping a cow out the back of a truck into the tiger enclosure, which is an open area that the buses full of tourists drive around. There are several warnings about graphic content, but I didn't see anything gross. Upsetting probably, but not gross.

I haven't heard the audio, so I'm not sure if this is being sold as enrichment or if its unapologetically for entertainment value. Suffice it to say, this wouldn't happen in a North American zoo.

Funcenter 3

How can a video game system be worth 600 dollars? Does it come with its own dead goat? And how come I didn't know that a dead goat was being used as part of a promotion until I read about it in a comic strip?

3:00 snapshot, #119.

Walking the dogs in Lynn Woods. This is the only picture I took, as I spent most of our time there complaining about my aching back. Alexis took some, though.

On this day in 365 Urban Species: Baltimore oriole. These seem to be more common than ever, this year.