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Rasa Species: Panthera Tigris - Tiger Sex: Female Born: 5.24.2003
Rasa is a very frisky orange tiger who shares an enclosure with Sydney, another orange tiger, and Layla, an African lioness. She is a very sweet, curious, and playful kitty- and many times she can be found crouching down behind the tall grass that surrounds the fence of her enclosure. When she does this, she’ll usually be waiting for some unsuspecting person to walk by so that she can jump up and scare the living daylights out of them! It is definitely during times like these when a person can really appreciate the strength of our enclosures! While tigers and lions can occupy the same area together as they live in captivity, they sometimes have trouble communicating with each other. African lions live in small communities out in the wild, and their instincts reflect that. They act on rules of dominance that tigers don’t understand. Tigers, on the other hand, are very smart and adaptable, and it’s very interesting that sometimes when Layla starts trying to assert her dominance, Sydney and Rasa will join forces with each other to make sure that Layla doesn’t become too much of a bully! Rasa is a very cool cat! Her best friend is her neighbor tiger, Acari.
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