Hello, everyone! Life brings us a lot of strange stories and here is one.
You might think that relationship between a hunter and his prey can never be tender.
An amazing story of a very strange friendship between a goat and a tiger surprized a lot of people. It happened in Russia in the safari park in Primoski krai. A goat was brought for an Amur tiger ( who's name is also Amur) as a prey. But the goat turned out to be quite stubborn and Amur decided to leave him alone and later those two animals even became friends. The goat was named Timur. He treats Amur as a leader and follows him everywhere.
The first day the decision was made to separate the animals from each other, so that hunger doesn't ruin their friendship. But animals missed each other - the tiger way crying in his cage and the goat was calling for Amur. So they were put in the samecage again.
One more interesting moment happened during a snowfall. As the tiger was getting under the roof of a special shelter to keep him dry and warm from rain and snow, the goat came and Amur let him in which meant he had to go somewhere else. Now it's Timur's place, he sleeps in the selter, while Amur as a true friend guards him from the top of the roof.
When the tiger goes for a walk, the goat follows him immediatelly. The only time Timur is not around is when he needs to eat and drink. Another interesting moment happened last night. It was raining and from time to time the goat was seeking shelter in the middle of the park. But as soon as Amur couldn't see the goat, he started crying and Timur hurried back.
Amur is now fed with rabbits only. The administration of the park says that they don't intend to separate the animals, as the tiger doesn't see Timur as a prey, and there is no danger for the goat.
It's a very strange friendship and it is to be continued in the next post.