Calgary-born tiger kills another big cat in Manitoba Zoo
Posted Sep 25, 2014 1:30 pm.
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A young Siberian Tiger shipped from The Calgary Zoo to Winnipeg earlier this year, has killed another tiger at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.
A gate was mistakenly left open and Baikal, an adult male, wandered into the enclosure where brothers Vasili and Samkha are housed. Baikal got in a fight with Vasili, and the older cat died from his injuries early Thursday morning.
The two younger cats, born in Calgary, were sent to Winnipeg at the beginning of the year to help with breeding programs there.
An investigation is underway into how the gate was left unlocked.
Assiniboine Park officials say the loss of Baikal, who’s been at the facility for five years, is heartbreaking for both staff and visitors.
