Tiger in Spain 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 The obvious solution to finding this elusive tiger would be to have him make with the Tarzan yell. However, since he made B grade Tarzan movies (he was only Zan afterall...see last paragraph) in Spanish, it probably wouldn't work. Tarzan's escaped tiger eludes Fla. search LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) -- 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. 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, who played Tarzan decades ago under the screen name Steve Hawkes, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Sipek has raised the tiger since it was a cub. 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. al.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTiger 0 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 That is so cool.. I want a pet tiger so bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duder 238 Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 Officials hoped it would simply grow hungry and return home in search of food, Puz said. al.com Hunger leading it home? Wasn't it hunger the cause the Mountain Lion attacks in California and the kangaroo attacks in Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger in Spain 0 Posted July 14, 2004 Author Share Posted July 14, 2004 Escaped Tiger Shot, Killed FoxNews LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — A tiger that escaped from the home of a movie actor who once played Tarzan was shot to death Tuesday after it lunged at a state wildlife officer who was trying to capture it. Officers approached the tiger intending to shoot it with tranquilizers. But the tiger jumped at one officer, who shot it with a shotgun in self-defense, said Jorge Pino, a spokesman with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A dozen wildlife trackers and sheriff's deputies had searched more than 24 hours for the animal, which escaped Monday. They had kept watch Tuesday in a five-acre area of dense slash pines and palm trees, hoping to catch the 6-year-old tiger named Bobo. His owner, Steve Sipek, developed a soft spot for jungle beasts after playing Tarzan in B-movies decades ago. Sipek has another tiger, a panther, a cougar and lions on his south Florida compound, which is marked by a sign that reads, "Trespassers will be eaten." Sipek told reporters he doubted Bobo had to be killed. "Murder is the word," Sipek said. "They murdered a poor helpless animal that only looked ferocious, as any tiger would. But Bobo had a heart of gold." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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