It's the...high of the tiger

I have really been wanting to play with a baby tiger.  I have gone back and forth with the idea, worried that the tigers were drugged or mistreated, but after reading reviews I decided to try out the Tiger Kingdom of Chiang Mai.  Turned out I liked playing with these tigers even more than I enjoyed the Taj Mahal.  We splurged (again) and went for all three age groups of tigers.  Adults, five month olds, and two month olds.  Enjoy!

 This was absolutely terrifying!  These are the adult tigers and they are huge!  When we first walked in, one of them sized us up and starting walking right towards us.  You have to approach them from behind so that they do not feel intimidated/aggressive.

 Please just keep chewing your ball.

 They like their tummies scratched, like most cats.

 I'm getting a little braver at this point.

 It loved Brad. 

 Laying on a Tiger- just another Tuesday.  Not drugged, just sleepy!

What do tigers dream about when they take a little tiger snooze?

Don't you worry your pretty tiger head I'm gonna get you back down into your little tiger bed.

  The handlers all appeared to have great respect for these amazing creatures and the tigers obviously recognized them.

 Hell yes I want to feed a five month old tiger with a bottle! 

 These buddies were very sweet and not nearly as scary.  They liked to play!

 Which one is cuter?  Tie!

 I'm almost crying with happiness here.  I am holding a two month old baby tiger. 

 It's tiny claws are still pretty sharp!

 It was trying to bite me and sit on my neck.  It can do anything it wants, it's that cute.

I cannot even begin to describe the cuteness of tiger cubs.

I'm high on tigers.