Tiger escapes and kills 1, hurts 2 in San Francisco

[Drolefille]

They're now saying that they think the tiger jumped out, and didn't get out through an open cage door. It sounds like Tatiana was not a very socialized tiger, but she just might have been an edgy one.

[DeltAlum]

Tatiana was born at the Denver Zoo.

[PeppyGPhiB]

My money is on a door being left open or someone helping her out of her cage, rather than her jumping over a 20-foot moat and up the 18 foot wall on the other side. That would be a HUGE leap.

It's a shame...the tiger was just being a normal tiger.

[NinjaPoodle]

Parents saw coverage, but didn't know tiger victim was their son
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl.../MNO6U4U72.DTL

AND

Trail of blood apparently led escaped tiger to victims
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...4SVN.DTL&tsp=1

[Tom Earp]

For crying out loud, this is what wild animals do, they are not tame no matter where they are born.

Seigried and Roy for example!

There is a place in Kansas where wild animals are and high school kids would come and have pictures taken until one bit a Senior there to get a picture taken! Oops do not do that any more.

If the zoo was closed, what were they doing there anyway? How did the cat get loose? Well, they are very athletic, but that tall a wall, and that wide a moat, come on!

Never run from a wild animal, they go for the chase. They are preditors and they hunt from insinct. Watch you home kitty stalk something!

[NinjaPoodle]

Tom, the zoo was open for the day and this happened around 5 pm when the closing sweep was about to happen.

[DeltAlum]

There is some speculation that zoo visiters were taunting the tiger.

That doesn't answer the question of how she got out, though.