The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tigers/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png tigers | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tigers/ 32 32 Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/tiger-at-nycs-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 21:24:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2277322 Case believed to be first known infection in an animal in US or a tiger anywhere; 6 other tigers and lions also ill, all apparently infected by zoo worker, but expected to recover

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]]> Escaped circus tiger roams Paris streets, is shot dead https://www.timesofisrael.com/escaped-circus-tiger-roams-paris-streets-is-shot-dead/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 21:42:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1736893 Emergency services alerted after people spot 200kg animal wandering around the 15th arrondissement; owner arrested

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]]> Tigers from war-torn Aleppo settle into new Dutch home https://www.timesofisrael.com/tigers-from-war-torn-aleppo-settle-into-new-dutch-home/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:28:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1712456 Sultan and Sayeeda are among 13 animals, including lions and bears, evacuated from war-torn Syria in the past several months

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]]> Tiger rescued from ‘world’s worst’ zoo in Gaza arrives in South Africa https://www.timesofisrael.com/tiger-rescued-from-gaza-zoo-arrives-in-south-africa/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:50:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1451468 Leaving behind cramped cage, Laziz will be living in 10,000-square-meter enclosure; other animals rehoused in Jordan, Israel

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]]> Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-zookeeper-mourned-after-mauled-to-death-by-tiger/ Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:01:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1377425 Stacey Konwiser, a veteran keeper, had been working with tigers at Florida zoo for three years; husband works there too

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]]> New Zealand killer tiger won’t be put down https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-zealand-killer-tiger-wont-be-put-down/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:06:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1254195 Oz, an Israeli-born Sumatran tiger, mauled a zookeeper to death acting 'in line with his natural instincts'

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]]> Israeli-born tiger Oz kills New Zealand zookeeper https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-born-tiger-oz-kills-new-zealand-zookeeper/ Sun, 20 Sep 2015 17:03:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1253681 Veteran keeper Samantha Kudeweh had worked with animals for 20 years; authorities launch investigation

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]]> Rare Jerusalem zoo tigress eats her cubs https://www.timesofisrael.com/tragedy-as-rare-jlem-zoo-tigress-eats-cubs/ Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:25:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1112840&preview_id=1112840 Mother from endangered Sumatran breed turns on offspring; stress may be to blame

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]]> J’lem zoo welcomes rare tiger cubs https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-zoo-celebrates-rare-tiger-cubs/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:01:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1104814 Sumatran tigress Chana gives birth to a pair of healthy offspring, a day after her brother in New Zealand becomes a father

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]]> Zoo treats sick tiger with acupuncture https://www.timesofisrael.com/zoo-opts-for-acupuncture-to-treat-tiger/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:23:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=544910 After antibiotics fail to cure an ear infection, Safari veterinarians turn to holistic remedy

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]]> Major leaguer Young sentenced for anti-Semitic tirade https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-leaguer-young-sentenced-for-anti-semitic-tirade/ Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:16:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=274450 Ex-Tigers star pleaded guilty, will complete program at Museum of Tolerance

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]]> Stuffed afterlife for animals at Gaza zoo https://www.timesofisrael.com/stuffed-lions-and-monkeys-replace-live-animals-at-gaza-zoo/ Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:37:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=78594 Amateur taxidermy preserves beasts, some without limbs and others with holes, at unsupervised facility

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