600 Pound Tiger on the Loose.

stevew · 07-13-2004, 11:52 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,125485,00.html

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LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — A 600-pound tiger eluded capture for a second day Tuesday after escaping from the compound of its owner, a former actor who once played Tarzan.

Deputy sheriffs and state game officials set up a perimeter around a search area and started beating the bush again at daybreak, said Willie Puz, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (search).

The 6-year-old tiger was spotted several times, most recently around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday by a woman who said it was in her back yard. Officials hoped it would simply grow hungry and return home in search of food, Puz said.

The tiger was reported missing Monday afternoon from the home of Steve Sipek (search), who played Tarzan decades ago under the screen name Steve Hawkes (search), said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Sipek has raised the tiger since it was a cub.

When the first deputies arrived on the scene Monday, the cat jumped on top of their car, Miller said. Puz said searchers who spotted it several times Monday evening were never close enough to shoot it with tranquilizer darts.

Though law enforcement officers were available to escort nervous residents away from the area, Puz said officials were encouraging people to "go about their normal business."

"The tiger has only roamed about 200 yards from its home, which means it's not out free-roaming all over," he said.

Sipek has another tiger, two lions, a black leopard and a cougar on his property, the Palm Beach Post reported. The cats, mostly castoffs from zoos, are usually kept in a mazelike series of interlocking cages.

In February 2002, a 750-pound tiger mauled a woman who was helping Sipek during a photo shoot at his compound. She was bit on the head.

In 1985, a tame, three-legged black leopard belonging to Sipek eluded searchers for nearly three days before being found wandering near a fence on his property.

Sipek said at the time that he had been devoted to the big cats ever since one pulled him from a fire during the filming of a Tarzan movie.

According to the Internet Movie Data Base, "Steve Hawkes" played Tarzan in a series of Spanish-language Tarzan movies around 1970 and was called Zan of the Jungle when they were released in English. He retired from acting after an on-set accident, it said.

His property is about 15 miles west of Palm Beach. It is bordered by other similar sized estates and mini-ranches, many with livestock. Canals and wooded areas and scrubby brush surround the homes that sit on five-acre lots off dirt roads. Lion County Safari and the swampy Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (search) are a few miles away.

Go about your normal buisiness.

Yeah, with a 600lb tiger in the area. MMMKAY

Kodos · 07-13-2004, 11:54 AM

Bad day to wear your steak shorts out of the house.

sachmo71 · 07-13-2004, 11:54 AM

I thought the 600 pound tiger LIVED in my pants?

Kodos · 07-13-2004, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sachmo71

I thought the 600 pound tiger LIVED in my pants?

Apparently he ate whatever was there and left.

rkmsuf · 07-13-2004, 12:00 PM

The tiger is obviously trying to purchase NCAA 2005 as soon as possible.

JeeberD · 07-13-2004, 12:02 PM

Hmmm, haven't seen Noop in a bit. Wonder if he made a tasty morsel for the tiger or if he was too stringy?

Fritz · 07-13-2004, 12:02 PM

RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

stevew · 07-13-2004, 12:07 PM

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Officials hoped it would simply grow hungry and return home in search of food, Puz said

Man, I hope he's talking about Tiger food, and not Humans posing as tiger food.

rkmsuf · 07-13-2004, 12:08 PM

Somebody call Roy

miked · 07-13-2004, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Man, I hope he's talking about Tiger food, and not Humans posing as tiger food.

Yeah, what if this Tiger realizes he's...you know...a Tiger and decides he doesn't have to wait around for Zan to give him kibble.

Fritz · 07-13-2004, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Man, I hope he's talking about Tiger food, and not Humans posing as tiger food.

You know many people with a tiger food costume kit? Even if they have one, whats the chance of them randomly wearing one in the middle of the summer? Okay, even if they would, don't you think they might take it off when they find out there is a 600 pound tiger on the loose who hasn't eaten a few days? Well, I say anyone who has a tiger food costume and chooses to wear it in july with a hungry tiger on the loose deserves what they get.

Ksyrup · 07-13-2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

You know many people with a tiger food costume kit? Even if they have one, whats the chance of them randomly wearing one in the middle of the summer? Okay, even if they would, don't you think they might take it off when they find out there is a 600 pound tiger on the loose who hasn't eaten a few days? Well, I say anyone who has a tiger food costume and chooses to wear it in july with a hungry tiger on the loose deserves what they get.

Are you Jack Handey?

Fritz · 07-13-2004, 01:26 PM

dola

I could see where there might be a problem if "Whose Line is it Anyway" is in town for an outdoor festival and the "Tiger Food" index card is drawn for an impersonation. That Wayne Brady is real good.

stevew · 07-13-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz

dola

I could see where there might be a problem if "Whose Line is it Anyway" is in town for an outdoor festival and the "Tiger Food" index card is drawn for an impersonation. That Wayne Brady is real good.

Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a Fritz?

bbor · 07-13-2004, 01:29 PM

I tought i taw a puddy cat....

Fritz · 07-13-2004, 01:30 PM

I give you that gem and you return with a steaming pile of poo

Franklinnoble · 07-13-2004, 02:18 PM

There's nothing more serious than a 600 pound tiger about to charge your ass...

sterlingice · 07-13-2004, 02:41 PM

And I thought this was going to be a Cecil Fielder thread.

SI

SFL Cat · 07-13-2004, 07:01 PM

Tiger shot by some Palm Beach cops after it lunged at them. It's dead.

stevew · 07-13-2004, 07:26 PM

Man, the tiger never had a chance

Franklinnoble · 07-13-2004, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

And I thought this was going to be a Cecil Fielder thread.

SI

I thought this was going to be about Tiger Woods having a gladular problem and going insane.

Noop · 07-13-2004, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Hmmm, haven't seen Noop in a bit. Wonder if he made a tasty morsel for the tiger or if he was too stringy?

No I am still here

Qwikshot · 07-13-2004, 08:01 PM

R.I.P. Bobo

07-13-2004, 12:00 PM	#5
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	The tiger is obviously trying to purchase NCAA 2005 as soon as possible. __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

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JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Hmmm, haven't seen Noop in a bit. Wonder if he made a tasty morsel for the tiger or if he was too stringy? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

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Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

07-13-2004, 12:08 PM	#9
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	Somebody call Roy __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

07-13-2004, 01:26 PM	#13
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	dola I could see where there might be a problem if "Whose Line is it Anyway" is in town for an outdoor festival and the "Tiger Food" index card is drawn for an impersonation. That Wayne Brady is real good. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

07-13-2004, 11:54 AM	#2
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Bad day to wear your steak shorts out of the house.

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sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	I thought the 600 pound tiger LIVED in my pants?

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bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I tought i taw a puddy cat.... __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

07-13-2004, 01:30 PM	#16
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	I give you that gem and you return with a steaming pile of poo __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

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Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	There's nothing more serious than a 600 pound tiger about to charge your ass...

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SFL Cat College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: South Florida	Tiger shot by some Palm Beach cops after it lunged at them. It's dead.

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stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Man, the tiger never had a chance

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Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	R.I.P. Bobo

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