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Temple of The Tigers
Temple of The Tigers
Temple of The Tigers
In 1999 the inhabiatants of a little village in the province of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, found in the forest two injured baby tigers whose parents had been killed by poachers
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Not knowing what to do with them, they took them to the Bhuddist temple Wat Pha Luang where they were housed and cared for by the monks The temple tigers wake to see the day
The tigers are tame and used to eating only cooked meat in order to avoid them developing a taste for blood They are treated like members of the temple family
The employees keep the tigers under control and are ready to intervene if they become agitated
The visitors are invited to leave a donation if they wish to be photgraphed with the tigers
It is the only place in the world where it is possible to pat free tigers
JM - 27 Aot 2008