DD
Thats one B I G pussy.........cat
Not many have had close contact with tigers and do nor really grasp how big they are. Had a rare chance to scratch/pet one's noggin long time back and it purred. That is a sound so purrfect for a horror movie sound track I can't even explain it. Suffice to say, when I heard it I realized how incredibly stupid I could be now and then. I'm 6'2" and its ears were above my belt line.
One other occasion in 'Nam was somewhat scary. On a recon mission and flew over a small clearing in the A Shau Valley floor not too far from Hamburger Hill. Two tiger kitties about the size of a medium dog looked up at my chopper and were totally shocked...and even frozen in time and space. About 5 seconds passed and mommy came boiling out of the brush, snarling and swiping at me with her front paw. Not the least bit afraid and totally devoted to saving her young ones. Two things happened then. 1) I prayed to the Lord that my engine would not fail, and 2) my gunner wanted to shoot them all. I told him they ate dinks and he said, "Boy am I a dummy!" We left immediately.
DD. Great story as always!!!
If I remember correctly, seems like I read somewhere that tigers are the only big cats that purr like common house kitties.
Best friend growing up Dad was the Vet for the local zoo. He brought home two tiger kittens to hand raise and bottle feed that the mother rejected.
Got to feed them & play with them quite a bit. I was always amazed at how strong they were as kittens!
He said as they were returned to the Zoo and grew, they would still come over to the cages edge when they saw him and want him to rub them through the bars. He said it was incredible how loudly they purred.
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