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01-11-2017, 03:04 PM
Circus ties endangered tiger down on a table so people can get selfies
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Chinese circus trainers have been caught on video tying up a tiger for visitors to sit on and take pictures with.
The video, which has reached over 90,000 videos since it was posted on Chinese video platform iQiyi, shows the tiger first being tied down on a metal table.
SEE ALSO: Clever goat befriends Siberian tiger to avoid being eaten (http://mashable.com/2015/11/26/goat-tiger-friends-russia/)
Children and adults alike then take turns to sit on its back as they pose for photos.
The video is believed to be filmed at a circus in China's Hunan province, although it is unclear who recorded it.
One segment of the video shows a young child yelling "I'm scared, I'm scared", as his mother places him near the animal.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/chinese-circus-ties-up-tiger/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Warning: This post contains a graphic and upsetting video.
Chinese circus trainers have been caught on video tying up a tiger for visitors to sit on and take pictures with.
The video, which has reached over 90,000 videos since it was posted on Chinese video platform iQiyi, shows the tiger first being tied down on a metal table.
SEE ALSO: Clever goat befriends Siberian tiger to avoid being eaten (http://mashable.com/2015/11/26/goat-tiger-friends-russia/)
Children and adults alike then take turns to sit on its back as they pose for photos.
The video is believed to be filmed at a circus in China's Hunan province, although it is unclear who recorded it.
One segment of the video shows a young child yelling "I'm scared, I'm scared", as his mother places him near the animal.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/11/chinese-circus-ties-up-tiger/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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