Tigers are interesting critters: Siegfried and Roy demonstrated that they can never truly be tamed. The other thing about them is that they can jump really, really high. Both points make the decision to have the Jiangxi Elite Children Arts Troupe stage a tightrope walk over a Siberian tiger enclosure at the Changzhou Yancheng Zoo a truly terrible idea. As the picture shows, there are three people on the wire: a guy on a bicycle, a guy on a ladder hanging from the bicycle and three-year-old high-wire prodigy Xiayon. Safety precautions were taken; the safety line connecting Xiayon to the wire is clearly visible. But when there are tigers involved there are always other variables to consider. Weird Asia News … Continue reading Siberian Tiger Shows Why Three-year-old’s High-wire Walk Over Tiger Enclosure Is a Really, Really Stupid Idea