Asim + Melati: love & assisted suicide in the animal kingdom

[not_a_robot]

Life in captivity must be an endless horror, especially for a strong, independent animal like a tiger. Asim killed Melati the moment he entered her cage, after ten days of positive interaction through the fence. I don't believe this was a kill of aggression. Asim means Protector; did he really murder Melati or was he protecting her from a continued life of captive breeding, in the only way he could?

Tiger kills potential mate on first date | CNN

An endangered Sumatran tiger was mauled to death at London Zoo on Friday, just moments after it was introduced to a potential mate for the first time.

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[262653]

I'd like to see the faces of breeding program executors when things went not the way they planned...
Or maybe Melati just said "no".
I doubt male tiger knew what does his name means for humans.

 

[not_a_robot]

I'd like to see the faces of breeding program executors when things went not the way they planned...
Or maybe Melati just said "no".
I doubt male tiger knew what does his name means for humans.

Cats know their names they just pretend not to. ;)
Ten days of positive interaction, the breeders would not have put them together if they did not seem sympatico. I don't think she rejected him, and his reputation was for being very affectionate. I think they spent those ten days planning it.
She was like:
"we won't have much time, you have to clamp down on my throat as soon as they open the gate. be ready."
And he was all:
"I got this. soon you will have peace."

 

[262653]

Cats know their names they just pretend not to. ;)
Ten days of positive interaction, the breeders would not have put them together if they did not seem sympatico. I don't think she rejected him, and his reputation was for being very affectionate. I think they spent those ten days planning it.
She was like:
"we won't have much time, you have to clamp down on my throat as soon as they open the gate. be ready."
And he was all:
"I got this. soon you will have peace."

This reminded me of a guy playing off pre-recorded meowing in front of another cat who responded in a violent outburst by jumping at the face of "the offender". Recording might sound like: "fellow cats, help! release me from these human torturers!"