Lil

Lil

Panthera tigris - TIGER

Stoli and Lil known here, at the Zoo, as the “$50,000.00” Bengal Tigers.

Sadly, Stoli passed away March 25th, 2000. Leaving Lil a single mom.

They were purchased by a man who thought he could raise them in his house.

Even though it is illegal to own Endangered Species,

he found a breeder in Texas who sold him two cubs.

He soon realized that Tigers will “trash” a house,

so he built a home for them in his back yard.

When Stoli and Lil were 6 months old, he bought a new Mercedes Convertible.

He decided to take Stoli for a ride in his new car. Once he got into the car,

he realized that he had left his cellular phone in the house.

He decided to lock Stoli in the car and grab the phone.

Stoli, had no patience and proceeded to eat the seats, the dash, the door panels,

tear a hole through the roof, jump out and put a 80 pound tiger dent in the front hood of this new car.

Stoli did $20,000 worth of damage in fewer than 5 minutes.

The authorities learned he had tigers so Cat Tales was asked to adopt them.

Tigers have 5 times the strength, pound for pound as an athlete.

A 500 pound tiger is stronger than a professional football team.

If one ran and hit you, it would be like stepping in front of a car, going 35 mph.

Once downed, you would be faced with 3 1/2 inch canines and 18 razor sharp claws.

Lil is a Heterozygous Golden Tigers, meaning she carries the rare White Tiger gene.

Stoli also carried the Heterozygous gene.

All of their offspring carry this rare recessive gene.