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The Broughton Archipelago - one of our last 'home' adventures.

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty

Hi a lot of jealous people,
Four days ago we went to pat tigers at a place called The Tiger Kingdom. My sister and I could only pat the smallest size (3 or 4 months) because otherwise we would get eaten alive by tigers (interesting experience it would be).When Mima and I patted the small size we realised the fur is like a cheetahs and the black fur is softer than the orange fur.
"Can I get one of these?"


Mom and Dad patted the biggest type as well as the smallest one. When they patted the biggest size tiger, we sat outside and watched a tiger that was in a napping cage. Her name was Summer flower. She was a year and a half old and she kept jumping at the fence trying to eat us. Even a 3 month old was eyeing Mima. Summer Flower was watching a chubby guy in a blue shirt who was crouching down and watching her. When he got up to leave, Summer Flower was jumping at the fence with her claws out.
"Always watching"


The Tigers have a trick that they do when they hunt. They walk back and forth (pacing) as after a while as you watch them you feel queasy. Summer Flower was doing this to Mima and I and then it walked up to a different napping cage behind us and started to stalk us. CREEPY! When the tigers get to the age of two they get too aggressive and strong so they put them in a different cage and will sell them to zoos. They had one ten year old male tiger which we think they use for mating.
Just yawning - phew!


The tigers were one of my Chiang Mai highlights.

Bye, Mattias

photos coming.....

1 comment:

  1. Hi there Canadian friends!

    Wow, you have a beautiful blog with stunning pictures! And Matthias and Emilia, I love your stories about Chang May. If I come back in Asia again, I'm definitely going there and pat a tiger! It sounds great. Unfortunately, my travelling is almost over now. I fly back to Bangkok and then Amsterdam tomorrow. I wish you all the best and thanks for the good times!

    Greetings from Vientienne,

    Menno

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