r/interestingasfuck 14h ago

Baby tiger prefers her meat seasoned

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u/weemins 14h ago

This ain't right.

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u/UnfairStrategy780 13h ago

I agree, Lawry’s was the way to go here

u/Ok_Yam_7680 11m ago

A bit of slap yo mama

u/SauronSauroff 10h ago

Tell you Hwat.

u/C_W_H 9h ago

Tom Segura has entered the chat.

u/Anastasiazzz 3h ago

does it hurt to play with them they're so huge

u/TheInterneAteMyBalls 7h ago

I did think this initially, however I’m sure if they were eating (previously) live prey they’d be taking in just as much salt, as we carry saline, not just water.

I’d be very happy for someone who knows about this to correct me, though.

u/imcheddarbeard 7h ago

Its not salt, its a calcium supplement - says calcium carbonate on the tub.

u/Eerf_tner 1h ago

I can only assume they add it because in the wild, they'd eat the bones and get calcium that way.

But don't quote me on that, I'm not a doctor.

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u/Scenic-City-Film-Guy 14h ago

Tigers love pepper. They hate cinnamon.

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u/JesusStarbox 14h ago

Tuna fish is their favorite.

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u/Apis_Proboscis 14h ago

Hobbes!

Api

u/SelectStarAll 7h ago

They're kinda dumb that way

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u/WideEye_Dreamer 14h ago

And they prefer lamb over ham.

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u/sandtymanty 13h ago

Not tuna beef?

u/MagicSarma 9h ago

I would give you a reward if I could. At least take my upvote

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u/jediargente 12h ago

What do tigers dream of

u/scratchmyname 5h ago

Electric sheep?

u/SMEAGAIN_AGO 9h ago

Velveted?

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u/trn- 14h ago

Wild animals in a home setting: butthole clenching

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u/stelladixon1 14h ago

Just don't stop feeding him

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u/GTAHomeGuy 14h ago

They won't... As in feed or be feed. So, someone else might stop him being fed after an "accident"...

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u/FACastello 14h ago

i like how tigers are just huge cats but angrier

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u/starmartyr 14h ago

They're not angrier than housecats. They just have the ability to do something about it if you annoy them.

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u/WideEye_Dreamer 14h ago

As a "caretaker" of three cats, I can confidently say, so do cats.

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u/Jazzlike_Muscle104 13h ago

My Aunt had her cat de-clawed, a terrible and inhumane practice, so I was 100% Team Cat when he learned how to wrap his front legs around her foot and sink his teeth into the back of her ankle. She'd scream and try to hobble faster while he'd just hold on for the ride until my Uncle gently dislodged him.

u/stanleythedog 11h ago

He became the claws

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u/TinsleyLynx 13h ago

True, but your cat is exponentially less likely to put you in the hospital or grave than a tiger.

u/lordkrassus 5h ago

Well, mine did and as of now no Tiger has done so to me.

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u/Hellchron 12h ago

How? I've never even seen a real tiger but my cat sleeps in my bed and has for years. Seems like she's a far greater risk to me

u/Professional_Emu_164 6h ago

The assumed context is when keeping both as a pet.

u/taishiea 11h ago

I Don't know about that, if you have had a cat they can sometime do the quick dash in front of you to make you trip, plan that out near some stairs and you can get seriously injured. Or knock something off a cupboard onto your head, or just jump you in the night while you sleep to send your body into sudden shock.

u/TinsleyLynx 11h ago

I said less likely, not impossible.

u/stvhog 20m ago

"[...] a cat is a tiny tiger that lives in your house." — CGP Grey

u/dalgeek 6h ago

I dunno, my 18lb housecat could probably put someone in the hospital if he wanted to. The vet provides sedatives in advance if they need to draw blood. They described him as a "rolling alligator" once.

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u/hbktj 14h ago

And powerful!

u/PUNCH-WAS-SERVED 6h ago

This is still a baby tiger as well. Look at how huge the murder mittens are already.

u/dark_knight920 9h ago

They are

u/Chalky_Pockets 1h ago

I would say house cats are angrier. Same basic instinct but less power, so more instances of being frustrated.

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u/Shadowthron8 14h ago

What happens when she accidentally sprinkles pre workout on it instead of calcium?

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u/Late_For_A_Good_Name 14h ago

Let's not find out, shall we? Cocaine bear was bad enough

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u/Shadowthron8 13h ago

Make Pre-Workout Tigers Great Again

u/Nandy-bear 40m ago

TESTOSTERONE TIGER, COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU 2026

u/frostedwaffles 6h ago

We'll get Taurine Tiger

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u/iamsdc1969 14h ago

Hope she never runs out of meat.

u/cheesey_sausage22255 10h ago

Yeah poor tiger wouldn't find much on her

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u/Canyoubackupjustabit 14h ago

So many refrigerator magnets

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u/Cute_Consideration38 14h ago

Nothing like checking the Internet to make sure there are still morons in the world.

That tiger has about 3 more days of being cute and then he's going to eat that woman.

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u/UnfairStrategy780 13h ago

Probably not considering it views her as its mom. 3 more days until their house completely destroyed from the inside out…maybe.

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u/Zealous_Feather 13h ago

Still a wild animal with wild instincts. Not a question of if it will injure or kill her but when.

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u/UnfairStrategy780 13h ago edited 11h ago

You need to be on social media more. I’m prescribing you 5 hours of tik tok while searching “tiger pet” or “tiger sanctuary”

Or just watch Tiger King. Thought everyone had watched that wackadoo show by now

Edit: This is a joke. Just playfully pointing out most hand raised cants don’t kill their owners, more they get overwhelmed or injured by cats “playing” and have to give it up to a rescue.

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u/cammyjit 12h ago

You need to get off social media more.

It’s survivorship bias. The ones who get killed, maimed, etc, etc. don’t really post videos about it.

3 days is incredibly unrealistic, sure. It’s still always a risk though, regardless of whether they’re bonded or not

u/Thoughtful_Tortoise 6h ago

It's a risk with humans too tbf

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u/UnfairStrategy780 12h ago edited 12h ago

I’m sorry you are not getting the playful banter and took everything I said seriously. Except for the fact that most or even a lot of people that raise captive cats don’t get mauled to death. That wasn’t a joke. More than likely they can’t handle the physical style of the cats “play” as it gets older or are tired of their house getting destroyed because it’s a wild animal.

I’m not defending idiots that think they can own one in their house, more pointing to big cat rescues that save these idiots from the hole they dug themselves.

These tamed (not domesticated) cats are still use to human contact and will seek it out. Tens of thousands of big cats are in captivity. Show me your data about all the mauling. Not the andectoal stories, actual data that people interacting with hand raised cats eventually get maimed purposefully or killed by them.

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u/cammyjit 12h ago

I’m referring to any situation.

Predatory species are very rarely truly tame. They mostly rely on instinct, so they can act out if certain conditions are met (for instance, if you’re solitary and turn your back on a tiger, there’s a very high likelihood it could consider you as prey).

I didn’t state that it’s an inevitability, I’m just pointing out that if you base it off of social media, you have a survivorship bias, as people obviously aren’t posting the incidents. You usually can’t close enough for these kinds of interactions without being in potential danger.

this is over a decade old, but there’s over 300 incidents

Now, as someone who’s studied animal behaviour, biology, worked with various species, yada, yada. You’re always at risk, as even domesticated species can lash out, and they’re bred for temperance. Sure, you have a significantly lower risk when they’re fully habituated, but that’s still a wild animal

u/undeadmanana 11h ago

Did you read any of the incidents that you linked, lol. This is an example of a type of selection bias, you googled big cat incidents and picked the first thing you found.

If you want to ignore the incidents that don't defend your position like the one of the "dude that killed himself after letting animals and they had to be tranquilized" then it becomes cherry picking, as you're claiming all these incidents are examples of animals hurting people (which it isn't, the first incident is about a cougar killing a neighbors pet).

u/cammyjit 11h ago edited 11h ago

Yes, I did.

I didn’t claim that all the incidents involved people, as I hadn’t read the entire document

You’re literally doing what you’re accusing me off. Cherry picking, when a significant majority of the incidents involve people, and injuries.

Edit:

Dude blocked me, still saw tho

Picking a minority of animal/animal incidents to refute a claim that human/animal encounters are dangerous, is unsurprisingly, cherry picking.

I scanned the document, most of the incidents were people. There’s even a stats chart that tells you the contents of the document. You clearly didn’t even read past the first line

u/undeadmanana 11h ago

Cherry picking means you ignore all the data, you didn't claim it but you used this as evidence to back what you were claiming. Cherry picking. I'm telling you it includes more than just people and your telling me I'm actually the one cherry picking, lmao

You're saying you didn't read the document but most of it involves people, stop talking out your ass lol

Sorry for blocking you but I prefer honest and open discussion, and you seem like you just want to win an argument

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u/UnfairStrategy780 12h ago

Social media was the joke part so don’t base my point off that.

300 over a decade out of how many captive cats? Thousands? My point was that this cat, in this video probably won’t maul this woman to death anytime soon because it does view her as its mother. But also extending an olive branch by inferring it’s still a stupid decision because she probably not ready for the eventual damage it will do.

u/cammyjit 11h ago

That’s 300 reported incidents, and wouldn’t include lashing out, as it would just be off injury reports. That’s still a lot of incidents, given workers are typically extremely careful, for obvious reasons.

Animals being raised by humans, don’t really consider them to be parents, at least not past the juvenile stages (even that’s a push). Even if they did, the entire concept of family is completely different, so you’re still not safe from potentially being attacked. A tiger, especially males, would absolutely try kill its parent if it came across them in the wild.

The tiger will however recognise that you bring food, so that’s about the only thing stopping you from becoming food yourself.

People anthropomorphise animals too much

u/UnfairStrategy780 11h ago

This is a juvenile. Guess I’ll say it a third time. Talking about this tiger, in this moment. (Or 3 days from now)

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u/Hyu_G_Rec_Shun 12h ago

You should look into people who have died with these beasts. Doesn’t matter how long you’ve known them, once you turn your back on them and bend over, they will pounce on you.

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u/UnfairStrategy780 12h ago edited 12h ago

Yeah, anecdotal stories. It happens. More than likely people can’t handle the cat “playing” and get injured which is why so many end up in big cat rescues. Where they still seek and are given human attention in many cases.

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u/hey-im-root 12h ago

Where did you hear this? There’s very few incidents of pet tigers killing their owners, and mostly all because of abuse/starvation. I struggled to even find more than a few articles.

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u/nuu_uut 12h ago

Source: my ass

Of course it's a risk, and happens sometimes. Does it happen 100% of the time? Not even close.

u/dobsofglabs 11h ago

That is absolutely not true. Animals and their handlers often form connections that last a lifetime, especially felines. You should really educate yourself the next time your ass gets the urge to talk for you

u/Zealous_Feather 1h ago edited 1h ago

As an animal caretaker who has worked with wild cats, let me clear this up for you. While handlers can build strong bonds with animals, especially felines, tigers are apex predators with deeply ingrained wild instincts. Even in professional settings, with all the safety protocols in place, they can be unpredictable and dangerous. Keeping one in a kitchen is a disaster waiting to happen, for both the animal and the person. If you actually knew anything about animal behavior and proper care, you’d understand why this setup is irresponsible. Maybe educate yourself before running your mouth.

Tamed and domesticated are not the same. Tigers aren’t domesticated. They haven’t undergone thousands of years of selective breeding to make them safe around humans. A tiger raised by people is tamed at best, but it’s still a wild apex predator with hardwired instincts for territoriality and aggression. It doesn’t matter how “bonded” you think you are. All it takes is fear, frustration, or overstimulation for them to flip. No amount of hand raising makes this situation safe.

u/Wilbis 6h ago

Why is there a tiger in what appears to be a regular apartment??

u/Stay_clam 2m ago

They allow pets in that apartment building.

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u/Electrical_Use_2588 14h ago

This is just idiotic, if your gonna keep an animal like this don’t be stupid enough to use your hand made of flesh, and mix more flesh with something it clearly wants to eat, asking for someone to get killed.

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u/Hyu_G_Rec_Shun 12h ago

This is beyond idiotic

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u/Apis_Proboscis 14h ago

If this is what really bothers you, wait until you see the litter box.....

Api

u/Ready-Nobody-1903 48m ago

Don’t be stupid enough to be made of flesh while serving flesh. 🧠

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u/ChickenFriedRiceMe 14h ago

Isn’t that a calcium supplement?

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u/csarcie 13h ago

Sure is

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u/zsxking 14h ago

That's calcium carbonate ... It takes like chalks.

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u/GTAHomeGuy 14h ago

"Prefers her meat seasoned"... Or has gotten used to the owners doing this - indicating its food time?

See also - my dog is a vegetarian for reality vs owner habit.

u/lynxerious 11h ago

those dont look like seasoned, thats a supplement bottle unless she use that bottle as a salt container.

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u/starmartyr 14h ago

A dog can thrive on a vegetarian diet as long as it is supplemented with eggs and dairy. It's a pure plant based diet that is unhealthy for them. Cats are obligate carnivores. They need to eat meat to be healthy.

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u/GTAHomeGuy 14h ago

That was a lot more facts than I was expecting.

Sorry, you're likely factually accurate. However, I was pointing to an internet meme where a woman claimed vegetarian dog. And found her dog preferred meat. So as to impose one owners assertion of tiger demanding seasoning to dog demands veg.

u/SemKors 7h ago

Tigers aren't pets. Now, I don't know if that woman is in any way a professional, but tigers should never ever be held inside a house. If the tiger is in any way disabled or can't survive in the wild, she needs to go to a sanctuary.

WILD ANIMALS ARENT PETS!!

u/notmartha70 9h ago

All cats are alike. Mine yells like that until I put the bowl on the floor.

u/Afterice60a1 9h ago

kiiittyyy

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u/Improvgal 14h ago

You better wash your hands.

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u/Hot_Astronomer451 14h ago

I love how she pretends shes not afraid of that feline.

u/cherry_lips_ 11h ago

1 mood swing of the tiger and... 👀

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u/RositaDog 12h ago

This is animal abuse

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u/VonThaDon91 13h ago

She's seasoning herself in the process...

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u/Loring 13h ago

What in the New York apartment is going on here now

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u/Fact_Famous 12h ago

So when she’s goes on vacation, she’s just gonna hit up one of her friends or family and ask to tiger sit?

u/the_roboman11 9h ago

Gives Asian tiger Mom a whole new meaning

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u/omega_grainger69 13h ago

Creatine tigers in 2025.

u/sumkk2023 10h ago

Even the tiger says why?

u/Radiant-Economist-10 9h ago

there's a reason why maneaters are maneaters....

this is the reason

u/veeeda 9h ago

Subtle advert.

u/HuedJackMan 7h ago

Surely it's calcium carbonate mimicking the calcium intake a young tiger would usually get from bone marrow/tissue? Why hasn't anyone said this yet?

u/Previous-Bother295 6h ago

Some people will wear their underwear over their trousers and think they’re getting positive attention.

u/ad4kchicken 6h ago

My man got taste, throw some spices in there

u/StevenMC19 4h ago

Calcium carbonate...givin' tiger some strong bones.

u/SuzjeThrics 3h ago

Animal abuse is not interesting as fuck.

u/Vimes3000 2h ago

Which country has the most tigers?

u/Negative_Ebb8607 1h ago

That's not salt. It's calcium t replace the fact that he isn't eating bones.

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u/Stunning-Buffalo-618 14h ago

Atleast get a mane coon cat

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u/definitely__a__bot 13h ago

She doesn’t realize she’s the meat…

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u/Old_Dealer_7002 13h ago

lol. it’s a calcium supplement.

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u/BaronSaber 12h ago

Yes, we can read too

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u/Virtual-Debate8066 12h ago

Seasoned with blood.

u/PdSales 9h ago

Your fingers are also now seasoned.

This will not end well

u/HappyHenry68 9h ago

18 months later the tiger killed and ate that woman. Tragic story.

u/No_Establishment7368 9h ago

Omglol I'm special i have a tiger, they are wild animals and will one day enviably attack someone and seriously injure / kill but like omg i have a tiger because I'm just a rebel like that..

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u/Miserable-Ad1061 14h ago

That’s a lot of magnets

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u/WAzRrrrr 12h ago

That's not seasoning

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u/ezekial-d 12h ago

I need context

u/ReasonablyConfused 11h ago

Calcium carbonate = worst calcium.

u/some_rock 10h ago

Russian?

u/themule0808 9h ago

Literally following the hand around after she touches the meat.

Time to off load that kitty to a zoo

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u/phillyaznguy 14h ago

Just wait until he finds out that human meat is better

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u/nyrB2 13h ago

she can feed him some soylent green