Goat Put In Enclosure As Lunch Makes Friends With Tiger Instead

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This goat in a Russian Safari Park was originally put in a tiger's enclosure as lunch but the cat refused to hunt him, leaving staff 'stunned'.
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Amur the tiger has even been booted out of his shelter by the cheeky goat, who occupied his bed when he entered the enclosure, forcing Amur onto the roof.
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A keeper at the safari park told The Siberian Times:

"The goat showed no inkling of fear, eyeballed the tiger, and took over his shelter. Our tigers get live prey twice every week, and Amur knows very well how to hunt goats and rabbits. But recently he came across a goat that he refused to hunt."

"Amur the tiger is quite cautious by nature, and decided not to go to the trouble of hunting Timur. But the brave goat not only saved his own live. He also kicked the tiger out of his bedroom and is sleeping on Amur’s ‘bed’ for the fourth night."
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According to the keepers the two animals appear to be good friends and take a daily walk together – Timur follows Amur, even though it appears to be the goat in charge.

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