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I read a bit older threads about this famous Baikal, which was claimed to be a giant. There was at time clear confusion, because there were at same time two tigers named Baikal. And actually stories of these two tigers connect in a surprising way. I decided to write one more time to clear situation for people, who might haven´t used time to study the subject.

So "Cherry Brooks Zoo Baikal" is that big boy, big even though "only 250 kg". It was then transferred to Assiniboine Park Zoo (Winnipeg). Approximately same time another Baikal (195 kg male Amur tiger) was living in Calgary zoo. He was then father for 3 cubs, tigress Kira and two males, Vasili and Samkha, born in 2012. These brothers were then transferred to Assiniboine Park Zoo in 2014.

And they were these two brothers in that cage, where "famous Baikal" then managed to get in by accident and got killed by Vasili in 2014. So in a way ironic, that tiger named Baikal got killed by offspring of another tiger named Baikal.

This "legendary Baikal" died at age 19 in Assiniboine Park Zoo in 2014. Calgary zoo Baikal died at age 17 in February 2018. It was euthanized after health problems.

So even though there wasn´t 850 lbs tiger, there was still in a way interesting chain of happenings after all, when looking closer reasons for many misunderstandings in past. Here two articles about these tigers.

https://www.calgaryzoo.com/node/256

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/tiger-assiniboine-park-zoo-moving-toronto-vasili-1.4674235 Reply

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