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[AFTT47]

Would it help to think of tigers as just somewhat oversized housecats who are basically very friendly and may incidentally remove your internal organs?

Boru

Ha ha ha..... Yea, I am sure Roy would say the same and not blame the cat too. And from what I understand he didn't, but a lot of good that did Roy. 

Like I said, noooooooo thank you.

In all seriousness, I am sure if they are raised from birth, they'd be less likely to get aggressive. Problem is, just like most life, if you run out of resources to feed it, it is big enough and strong enough to unintentionally or intentionally rip you to shreds. 

Shit, even with horses. I've ridden once, looked down thinking damn if I fall off I could really fucking break something. But even with their hard skulls, I think what if they lean into me and unintentionally but my head.

I'll stick to my house cat thank you.

I won't go so far as to say Roy had it coming but Manticore (the tiger that injured him) is a white tiger. Those creatures are abominations of nature. In order to get that coloration, massive in-breeding is required. The last figure I heard was that only one in five survive to reach adulthood. Manticore is probably the tiger equivalent of George W Bush - a complete dumb-ass. A normal tiger would instinctively know that trying to carry an adult man by the scruff of his neck won't work out as well as carrying a tiger cub that way.