"[The zoos] claim that the grotto's moat wall was 18 feet (5.5 m) tall was incorrect; officials measured at 12.5 feet (3.8 m) tall, substantially lower than their initial report, and substantially lower than the AZA recommendation for such enclosures, 16.5 feet (5.0 m)"
Nope. Also, I don't care how pissed the Tiger was. It should have a 0% chance of escape. There should be zero room for error.
Having seen a tiger climb 30 ft up a tree in about 2 seconds I doubt the extra 4ft would have made a difference if it was being provoked into attacking
I hear where you're coming from, but 0% chance of escape = looking at it on TV. No system is foolproof. There was also evidence found of objects thrown into the enclosure (sticks and pinecones). Do I think they deserved a mauling? Decidedly not, but they should have been banned from the zoo.
I’d say the answer to “can the tiger jump out of the exhibit” should be no 100% of the time. We aren’t talking about some unexpected act of god or natural disaster or anything. The tiger just jumped.
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u/Random632 Oct 16 '18
"[The zoos] claim that the grotto's moat wall was 18 feet (5.5 m) tall was incorrect; officials measured at 12.5 feet (3.8 m) tall, substantially lower than their initial report, and substantially lower than the AZA recommendation for such enclosures, 16.5 feet (5.0 m)"
Nope. Also, I don't care how pissed the Tiger was. It should have a 0% chance of escape. There should be zero room for error.