Too close for comfort? The zoo where visitors can give a tiger a belly-rub, rub noses with a lion or share food with a bear
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | April 3, 2013 9:05
They are some of the animal kingdom’s most feared predators, known for their ferocity and natural killing instinct.
But a zoo inArgentinaallows visitors to get up close and personal with some of the most dangerous animals in the world.
And if these pictures are anything to go by, visitors at Lujan Zoo are not only able to cuddle a tiger, rub noses with a lion and hand-feed a bear – they are also able to walk away at the end of it to tell the tale.
Since it opened in 1994, there have been no reports of attacks, according to grindtv.com, although there is some debate as to exactly why that is.
While some visitors claim the animals must be drugged, the zoo says the animals’ tameness comes from raising each cub from birth and teaching them to be calm and uninterested in eating people.
The zoo claims keeping the animals constantly fed helps to keep them calm and passive, along with the training given.
According to the zoo’s website, it currently holds more than 50 African lions, 20Bengaltigers, 12 mountain lions and about 50 different species of South American monkeys.
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