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TOM III, live bengal tiger for the University of Memphis, has died

Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:14 pm
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
8766 posts
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:14 pm
The only live tiger in sports besides Mike VII. He had just turned twelve years old and died of an unexpected illness.

RIP good buddy.

This post was edited on 9/18/20 at 11:15 pm
Posted by Privateer 2007
Member since Jan 2020
6177 posts
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:15 pm to
Damn. That's sad.
Didn't know they had a live Tiger.
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek
Member since Jul 2020
4659 posts
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:17 pm to
Trump should appoint a new one.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65690 posts
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:18 pm to

So RBG was the Memphis mascot????

Posted by LSUJML
BR
Member since May 2008
45575 posts
Posted on 9/18/20 at 11:19 pm to
That’s a beautiful animal
Posted by DeBerryJacket
DeBerry
Member since Dec 2014
331 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 12:19 am to
Covid got him.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76318 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 1:05 am to
Carol Baskin murdered it
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 1:07 am to
those tigers probably lived better than we do
Posted by Macintosh504
Leveraging Salaries University
Member since Sep 2011
52614 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 1:08 am to
Honestly their habitat for it is absolute shite. Poor thing
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
24294 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 1:25 am to
Sorry to hear this. RIP
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131385 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 1:25 am to
Mike 5 and Tom 2 were brothers.

RIP Mike 3.
Posted by tigersmanager
Member since Jun 2010
7379 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 2:25 am to
RIP
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
8766 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 3:00 am to
quote:

Honestly their habitat for it is absolute shite. Poor thing


Not even remotely true.

TOM lived in a purpose-built 7 acre big cat facility that cost 1.7M to construct and employs five full-time staff.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
131385 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 4:53 am to
Macintosh504 is an idiot.


He doesn't know Tom lived on a huge farm in Collierville whose location was kept somewhat secret.

He had a great place to live.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
98814 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 6:40 am to
Damn.

He was cool.

Hope they get another one.
Posted by liz18lsu
Naples, FL
Member since Feb 2009
17302 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 6:42 am to
What a gorgeous animal. And this board claims to hate cats
Posted by ABearsFanNMS
Formerly of tLandmass now in Texas
Member since Oct 2014
17462 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 6:54 am to
quote:

The only live tiger in sports besides Mike VII. He had just turned twelve years old and died of an unexpected illness.


Did he get on the party bus with the Memphis Football team?
Posted by redbaron
Member since Aug 2011
707 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:27 am to
Isn't this the exact reason why we have a "Tiger Rant?"
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37520 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:29 am to
quote:

TOM lived in a purpose-built 7 acre big cat facility that cost 1.7M to construct


Mikes habitat is tiny in comparison and cost like $5 Million or something. fricking Louisiana politics
Posted by tiger_nurse
Member since Aug 2012
501 posts
Posted on 9/19/20 at 7:37 am to
Saw Tom lll last year at a game. Biggest tiger i ever seen. Thing stayed out on the field all game with a cannon and fireworks going off unlike our scared tiger that can't even do a lap around the stadium during pregame!
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