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Thread ID: 124742	2012-05-16 15:17:00	Tigers In Captivity In US	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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1275747	2012-05-16 15:17:00	Watching this on TV right now - got me thinking about the fact that there are more tigers in captivity in the US than there are in the whole world, in the wild . There have been some instances when tigers - and lions and even 'ligers' (hybrid lion-tiger interbreeds) have gotten loose and the local authorities have shot them all . Just nasty . I'm in favor of seeing these animals - but I've got mixed emotions about having them in cages like this . Since chances seeing them in the wild is kinda off the plate for me - this is the only way I can get close enough to appreciate them . I also feel that once I've seen a big cat - then I should not need to see them again and again - especially in 'petting zoos' and other out-of-the-norm situations . Besides, up close, they smell pretty bad - especially the sea lions . I often went to The Bronx Zoo in New York and also to The Wild Animal Safari in Irvine, California (long ago out of business) and of course: the iconic - San Diego Zoo . All well 'n good, but each time it left me a little dismayed and internally upset at the unnatural settings and situations for the poor animals . Here's some sort of site that to me looks a little self-serving in that it says things are OK - and yet::: . prweb . com/releases/felineconservation/federation/prweb9411801 . htm" target="_blank">www . prweb . com At least they're not selling tiger skin handbags and leopard hide shoes . In other news: Marilyn Monroe (Scene/pose from: Seven Year Itch) goes to Palm Springs:: 3803 The giant statue of Marilyn Monroe that was in Chicago for about 10 months has a new home — Palm Springs, Calif . “I love Marilyn . I’m so glad she’s here,” Linda George of Palm Springs said as she walked over to get a closer look Monday at the newly installed, 26-feet-tall “Forever Marilyn” sculpture of the Hollywood legend . 3802 “I know my friends who live in Chicago have taken photos with her a bunch of times, and they thought she was a great attraction to the city . I’m sure she’ll be that for us, too . ” LINK::: . suntimes . com/news/nation/12544413-418/forever-marilyn-statue-lands-in-palm-springs-calif . html" target="_blank">www . suntimes . com Huffington Post Article w/Pixs & Slide Show::: . huffingtonpost . com/2012/05/02/marilyn-monroe-statue-com_n_1471893 . html" target="_blank">www . huffingtonpost . com Interesting that there are comments that the statue is tacky and in poor choice since one could (conceivably) look UP under her dress . Then there are comments that the 'other-sex' persons who frequent and live in 'Gender Non-Specific' Palm Springs and Cathedral City ("Cat City") won't bother looking 'under there' anyway . This might not be the situation when the Dinah Shore Golf Tournament comes to town . :cool: Yeah - it's a soft-news day . 'All the news that's trite, trivial and unintended'	SurferJoe46 (51)
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