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Posted: 3/26/2023 9:29:39 AM EDT

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2023/03/tiger-escapes-georgia-zoo-after-tornado/

At least one tiger has escaped from its enclosure at a zoo in Pine Mountain, Georgia after a tornado hit the area, officials say. It’s unclear if the animal is still inside the park.

A tornado touched down in Troup County at around 7 a.m. on Sunday, downing trees and damaging a number of buildings.

A short time later, Wild Animal Safari reported that at least one of its tigers was unaccounted for. There were conflicting reports on whether a second tiger had also escaped.

In a Facebook post, the zoo said it will remain closed today.

It’s unclear if the animal is still inside the zoo. Anyone who sees the animal is urged to call 911.

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:32:56 AM EDT

[#1]

That's like an hour up the road from me, lol

I mean it's funny but it's not. I gotta text some friends that stay up that way.

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:33:01 AM EDT

[#2]

Just in time for the next addition to the Sharknado franchise.

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:34:15 AM EDT

[#3]

Makes owning a 45/70 more reasonable

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:35:01 AM EDT

[#4]

Who ya gonna call!

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:37:16 AM EDT

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Fuck that. I'm calling my taxidermist.

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:47:14 AM EDT

[#6]

they seem harmless

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:49:48 AM EDT

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I'm about an hour north and was actually thinking about going to Callaway Gardens today but its still storming pretty bad down that way. There was a tiger on the loose a few years ago around Peachtree City that was dispatched by the police. That "zoo" is a horrible place, I hope the tiger escapes to Alabama and lives free. Auburn could adopt it.

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:51:30 AM EDT

[#8]

The roaring 20s is shaping up to be wild

Posted: 3/26/2023 9:52:08 AM EDT

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I'm about an hour north and was actually thinking about going to Callaway Gardens today but its still storming pretty bad down that way. There was a tiger on the loose a few years ago around Peachtree City that was dispatched by the police. That "zoo" is a horrible place, I hope the tiger escapes to Alabama and lives free. Auburn could adopt it.

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That's like an hour up the road from me, lol

I mean it's funny but it's not. I gotta text some friends that stay up that way.

I'm about an hour north and was actually thinking about going to Callaway Gardens today but its still storming pretty bad down that way. There was a tiger on the loose a few years ago around Peachtree City that was dispatched by the police. That "zoo" is a horrible place, I hope the tiger escapes to Alabama and lives free. Auburn could adopt it.

One of my friends lives in Pine Mountain, and his parents are just down the way in Hamilton. He said the storm was like god's own strobe light for a while, tons of wind and rain and lightning and thunder. It's just cloudy and windy here, nothing serious yet.

ETA - And I agree, I'm not a fan of the Wild Animal Safari either.

Posted: 3/26/2023 10:02:02 AM EDT

[#10]

Tons of lightning and some hail here. The tornado passed about ten miles south of me. Hope the KIA plant wasn’t hit. LP would be very upset.

Posted: 3/26/2023 10:15:13 AM EDT

[#11]

What round for tiger? I'm going with Saiga12 and 20rd drum.

Posted: 3/26/2023 10:28:42 AM EDT

[#12]

Hope nobody needs any fucking mangos. Don’t get out of the boat.

Apocalypse Now - Tiger scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifoN_vDtgiQ

Posted: 3/26/2023 10:31:50 AM EDT

[#13]

find a large cardboard box, like the one a fridge comes in. set it out on your property. set up a hunting blind in a tree with a clear line of sight to the box. Enjoy your new tiger rug.

Posted: 3/26/2023 10:33:56 AM EDT

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Posted: 3/26/2023 11:20:56 AM EDT

[#15]

Hell yeah. The pieces of the puzzle are falling in place.

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***another one? Or this is a dupe or the other thread is a dupe?***

Posted: 3/26/2023 11:26:11 AM EDT

[#16]

That's grrrrreeeeeaaaat

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:06:36 PM EDT

[#17]

Gonna need a pack of dogs plus shooters.

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:09:00 PM EDT

[#18]

They've been found and caught.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tiger-loose-in-georgia-pine-mountain-tornado-b2308263.html

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:11:12 PM EDT

[#19]

I'm OK with the wolves and the black bear in my yard but draw the line at tigers.

No tigers unless they have an 88 mm cannon and a V-12 Maybach engine.

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:14:00 PM EDT

[#20]

Turkey season starts at the end of this week…..

I mean it’s an invasive species right, not native to Georgia?

Would be a great bow kill.

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:19:13 PM EDT

[#21]

Some redneck finna have a sweet mount. “Taxidermy man gonna have a heart attack when he sees what I brung him”

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:34:48 PM EDT

[#22]

Some Bengal tigers were loose in Ohio, I believe, a few years back. Cops shot 'em all. No attempt at all to try to dart & save them.

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:36:37 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/26/2023 12:40:21 PM EDT

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I've stood next to a big tiger with nothing but a chain link fence between us. They are big. I was thinking, "What would it take to kill this beast?"

However, they aren't wide through the chest. About the same width as a large buck deer. And the skin is thin.

A .30-06 with proper bullet would dispatch a tiger easily, with power left over.

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:47:26 PM EDT

[#25]

Well that wasn’t on my list of disasters for 2023….

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:47:28 PM EDT

[#26]

A Tiger? In Africa?

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:53:16 PM EDT

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Posted: 3/26/2023 12:58:54 PM EDT

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I have land near there and turkey season fires up next week!

Not a redneck though lol

Posted: 3/26/2023 12:59:48 PM EDT

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Love a little. 450 grain arrow moving at 399fps!

Posted: 3/26/2023 1:01:55 PM EDT

[#30]

Better than chimps being on the lose.

Posted: 3/26/2023 1:02:27 PM EDT

[#31]

i gots a coworker w 70 acres in harris county. i’ll BOLO for it.

Posted: 3/26/2023 1:04:16 PM EDT

[#32]

Recaptured

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/tiger-unaccounted-pine-mountain-animal-safari-deputies-say/XJ7E3ATPNVHJZCRQPXNWHJR3QY/

Sorry for ruining your safari plans to Georgia...

https://www.vox.com/2015/7/29/9067587/theodore-roosevelt-safari

Posted: 3/26/2023 1:07:28 PM EDT

[#33]

For all of you grizzly country guys saying we don't need a 10mm east of the Mississippi

Posted: 3/26/2023 1:08:33 PM EDT

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45-70 all the things!

Posted: 3/26/2023 1:20:26 PM EDT

[#35]

Tornado this morning just missed us. Folks just beyond the back side of our property were not so lucky. Lots of roofs missing just behind our place. Lots of timber is down--snapped off. Went around checking on neighbors and cutting drives open from downed trees. We were out of power for about six hours. It just came back on. And the tigers added a little spice to the whole equation. I put the little 9mm back in the gun safe and broke out the 1911 with 230grn gold dots.

good times. No one died here this morning. Can't say the same about Miss :-(

/r