Carolina Tiger Rescue 4/2012 - Melanie Cerne

Carolina Tiger Rescue 4/2012

Caroline Tiger Rescue - formerly Carnivore Preservation Trust - located in Pittsboro, NC. It is a sanctuary for wild cats. It is a wonderful place with knowledgeable volunteer guides.

Cheyenne - Caracal - native to Africa - has tufts at tops of ears that blend in with grasses when trying to hide
caracal
Raj
Raj
Sheba - female African lion
Sebastian
Serval - Elvis
Serval -Santana
Elvis & Santana - Servals
Tristan
Binturong
Collins - a bobcat
Jellybean - white tiger
Jellybean jumps up for a chicken leg
Nitro - blind tiger
Nitro
tiger

Cheyenne - a Caracal
Raj - a 450 pound male tiger
Raj getting a drumstick
Raj
Sheba
the 3 African lions live together - Sheba, Tarzan and Sebastian
Serval - Elvis
Serval - Santana
Star the Cougar - we couldn't get close as she is in heat and very agitated.
Tristan - Binturong
Tristan - Binturong
Collins - Bobcat with chicken leg
Jellybean - a white tiger - white tigers are a "designer" animal - suffers results of inbreeding
Jellybean
Nitro
Nitro
Ocelot - Trapper

caracal
Raj
Raj
April Fool's Day joke - there was a hole in the fencing
Tarzan - a male with no mane - he was neutered when young so no mane
Serval - Elvis or Santana
Serval - Elvis
Serval getting a chicken leg treat
Star the cougar
Binturong
Collins - a Bobcat -he had been declawed by a previous owner
Collins - Bobcat
Jellybean
Jellybean
Nitro
tiger
Trapper

caracal
Raj
Raj
blood from the" victim" of the joke
Sheba
Serval - Elvis
Serval - Santana
Serval getting a treat
Tristan - a Binturong - from SE Asia rain forest - Edward's favorite animal - getting treats of banana
Tristan - face looks like an otter
Collins - a Bobcat
Collins - Bobcat
Jellybean
Nitro - blind tiger
Nitro
tiger
Trapper