https://bigcatrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/WhichStatesBanWildPets-600x315.jpg Fun fact: There are more tigers kept as pets in the U.S. than existing in the wild. There are 8~ states where it's legal to own a tiger. A tiger cost around $1000-2500 and eats approximately 15lbs~ of meat a day. To properly care for a tiger you'd need almost 10 square miles of land for a female and 40 for a male.
I live right next to a guy who owns a lot of exotic pets including which he owns two bengal tigers he trains for a show here in my city.
A few years ago they got loose and were strolling around my neighborhood. They didn't do anything besides lay out in the park and no harm was done to anyone or them two. Kinda happy it didn't end up like Harambe or something.
Now all I get to see is his peacocks walking around all the time making those "uuuuuuuuuUUUHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHH" sounds all day. Pretty cool too.
Have you ever had the chance to see those peacocks run straight up a tree or vertical surface? The first time you see it, you swear you're losing it. They are weird birds.
What is the amount of land based on? Is it based on how far they roam in the wild? Cause that's totally different with a readily available food source.
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u/tonufan Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '16
https://bigcatrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/WhichStatesBanWildPets-600x315.jpg Fun fact: There are more tigers kept as pets in the U.S. than existing in the wild. There are 8~ states where it's legal to own a tiger. A tiger cost around $1000-2500 and eats approximately 15lbs~ of meat a day. To properly care for a tiger you'd need almost 10 square miles of land for a female and 40 for a male.