What a Tiger Sees

i was pushing my two year old in a stroller at the tulsa zoo down a pathway towards a glass enclosure no taunting we could not even see the tiger yet but it heard us coming we get there and it lunges at us splats up against the glass wall

I am a Nigerian American and I remember that young men sometimes act very dumb to prove their manhood in the jungle. The goal is to prove that you have become a man by confronting a wild animal, may it be Crocodile, Lion, Elephant, etc. Sometimes you get very lucky and other times you pay for it with your life. It is part of manhood training. If you died in the dangerous encounter, that proved that you were not yet a man. Other young men would learn from your studity and henceforth, move on, and for ever, be filled with FEAR. Boys have to become men. Do not feel sad for the the dead boy. He did what he had to do to show that he is or was a man. He died exploring his African jungle instinct which is in every boy or man. He is a galant warrior.

If you attempted to beat an oncoming train by crossing the tracks would it be the engineers or the rail roads fault? These individuals were exhibiting their "machismo" by taunting and harassing a wild animal, so... they placed themselves in harms way and though the death of one and injuries incurred by the others was unfortunate but if you play with fire you may be burned. The true victim in this case is the tiger

If someone tried to cross the tracks before a oncoming train would it be the engineers fault. The individuals who felt compelled to exhibit their "machismo" by entering the exhibit placed themselves in harms way. Did they deserve to die and be maimed? That would apply a crime and punishment tenet to a stupid act. They played with fire they got burned. the real victim in this tragic situation is the tiger.

Well, if it is proven that the tiger was taunted, I have no sympathy for the human who did it, any more than I have for some teenager playing Russian Roulette. I feel sorry for the tiger.
I hope these parents don't have any more offspring. I was a teenager who did all sorts of dumb things but not things that would obviously taunt possible death.

I disagree. It seems they didn't just tease the tiger, instead they willfully entered the enclosure--huge difference! I'm sorry their stupidity carried a high price. As terrible as the loss life was (both)-- the boy lost his doing wrong. Teasing is cruelty. The tigress did what tigers do. The boy was not a 5 yo on a playground. We call this natural selection, though it doesn't dimish the loss.

When the enclosure was inspected last year, it is amazing that it's wall height wasn't checked for safety. I read the zoo had to spend 240, 000. to fix the enclosure, but this wasn't addressed then!?

Sad to see such a beautiful specimen of an extremely endangered species killed. Glad to know that only the lowlifes who were teasing and tormenting the poor animal were attacked, and that no other innocent child, parent or visitor or cafe employee was hurt.

I am sorry that a wonderful specimen of a rare animal was killed. I have no sympathy for the lowlifes who were obviously taunting and teasing and tormenting the poor tiger. I am glad that only the jerks got attacked and no innocent child or parent or member of the cafe was killed.

I don't care for the kid that got killed... seeing a wild animal is a risk... even in zoos....even in the USA(!!)... time people realized animals do what animals do!!!... Chalk one up for the wild animals vs (killer) humans... Unfortunately we have lost another one of the beautiful creatures that are on the brink of extinction!!! And so it goes... the animals somehow always loose... ;-(

Re: "Once again common sense eludes the city of San Francisco." Really? That's probably, on of the most sweeping and absurd generalizations, I've ever heard.