![not_a_robot](/data/avatars/l/8/8151.jpg?1559399525)
not_a_robot
"i hope the leaving is joyful, & never to return"
- May 30, 2019
- 2,121
Life in captivity must be an endless horror, especially for a strong, independent animal like a tiger. Asim killed Melati the moment he entered her cage, after ten days of positive interaction through the fence. I don't believe this was a kill of aggression. Asim means Protector; did he really murder Melati or was he protecting her from a continued life of captive breeding, in the only way he could?
edition.cnn.com
![edition.cnn.com](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.cnn.com%2Fapi%2Fv1%2Fimages%2Fstellar%2Fprod%2F190209092743-melati-tiger-london-zoo.jpg%3Fq%3Dx_31%2Cy_177%2Ch_2737%2Cw_4864%2Cc_crop%2Fw_800&hash=73d01a43ea0e1aa842cf9b91e342b763&return_error=1)
Tiger kills potential mate on first date | CNN
An endangered Sumatran tiger was mauled to death at London Zoo on Friday, just moments after it was introduced to a potential mate for the first time.