re: Mike the Tiger and Revellie Story

Similar story but at his cage. Back in the late 80's or early 90's my brother and family came down from KY for a visit in Feb time frame. My niece was about 5 at the time and me, my brother, and niece went to see Mike at his cage by the PMAC.
t was evening and it was cool. Mike was out pacing the inside perimeter of his cage which at the time was a double fence and kind of in an hourglass shape. We were the only ones there at the time.
We were just watching Mike prowl around when a car pulled up and parked about where the Tiger Gift Center is now. As soon as they pulled in Mike went into a crouch and death stare. Shortly after we saw why. The people got out with two yapping dogs that were going crazy, a doberman and another medium dog. They smelled that cat and could not contain themselves as the owners walked up to the cage area, thankfully with dogs on leashes. When they entered the viewing area Mike let out the biggest roar I have ever heard and those dogs crawled under a concrete bench and in the bushes and just whimpered. They refused to come out...