| How would it feel if you are allowed to see and | | | | many people started bringing orphaned cubs to the |
| touch a full grown tiger which is out of its cage? I am | | | | temple. Most cubs had lost their mother to poachers |
| sure it would be an exciting experience. If you really | | | | and were too young to fend for themselves. |
| want to experience this then all you have to do is | | | | Presently there 18 cubs in the temple. |
| plan a trip to Thailand. | | | | Every evening the tigers are let out of their cages |
| The Theravada Buddhist temple is located Saiyok of | | | | and taken to a quarry where there is a natural pool in |
| Thailand and is a unique temple where one will find a | | | | which the tigers have their bath and play. The tigers |
| numerous wild animals and among them is the | | | | are fed dry cat food and boiled chicken. The monks |
| majestic tiger. The temple is also known as Tiger | | | | take utmost care to ensure that the tigers do not |
| Temple because of its tigers. | | | | taste blood through any food. As the tigers are |
| The Tiger Temple is located near the most famous | | | | pretty tamed, visitors visiting them temple can see |
| tourist spot the - Bridge Over the River Kwai. The | | | | them from a close distance. At times, they are also |
| temple is formally known as Wat Pa Luangta Bua | | | | allowed to pet and touch the tigers. The visitors |
| Yannasampanno in Thai language. From 1999 the | | | | leave donations and this is what the monks use to |
| monks are engaged in taming tigers and all this | | | | feed the tigers. |
| started when an abandoned tiger cub was found in | | | | In the Tiger Temple, one can see that even tigers |
| the nearby forests by villagers who gave the cub to | | | | have learned to follow the Buddhist way of life. |
| the monks to take care of it. As the news spread, | | | | |