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Tiger Buffy at Big Cat RescueBUFFY  Male Siberian/Bengal Tiger

1986-2008

Buffy was also a circus performer before arriving at Big Cat Rescue. He is a little lighter in color than the other tigers and has a very sweet disposition. Being so social, he is one of the favorite cats since he is interested in everything and everyone around him.  Unless he is in a very deep sleep, he will always get up and come over to the side of his cat-a-tat to greet you with his constant chuffing.  After trying so many different forms of enrichment from spice tubes to chicksicles, we’ve finally discovered the enrichment Buffy likes most – it is the human kind.  If he has a group of visitors, he will even ignore the fact that it is feeding time in order to spend more time communing with them. 

Buffy has the perfect vantage point to survey his kingdom on the lake from the top of his massive den. Tigers love to swim in the wild, but most circus tigers never have that opportunity.  We’re happy to provide all of our tigers with their own lake-fed pools and Buffy, as you can see, has discovered the thrill of swimming.
This was one of the few shots that Jamie Veronica could snap of Buffy the first day he got this ball. He was moving so fast around the cage, bouncing off the walls and rolling over the ball, that she had to wait for him to take a breath to get a shot. It is amazing how easily you can enrich the life of these animals with something as simple as a ball to play with.  We work tirelessly to make life for all of our captive animals as enjoyable as we possibly can.

Buffy was recently featured in a special newspaper spread about the oldest animals in the Tampa Bay area.  Life in captivity can sometimes be about double that in the wild and Buffy is now over 20 years old.

Sadly, Buffy crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on May 28, 2008.  Read his tribute HERE
 

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