Rasputin (Tiger)

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Rasputin in the Allwetterzoo Münster

Rasputin (born December 22, 2003 in the Leipzig Zoo ; † February 24, 2016 in the Allwetterzoo Münster ) was a Siberian tiger .

Rasputin was born on December 22nd, 2003 in the Leipzig Zoo and came to the Allwetterzoo Münster on April 19th, 2005 . Since 2007 he lived with the female tiger Nely . There never was any offspring. Rasputin weighed around 170 kilograms.

An incident on September 19, 2013 attracted a great deal of attention when Rasputin killed a 57-year-old zookeeper with a bite on the neck in the outdoor area. The orderly had forgotten to close a security gate between the indoor and outdoor facilities. According to zoo director Jörg Adler , the tiger was not to blame, as it was an instinctive and natural reaction to the "intruder". The incident sparked a general discussion on keeping tigers in zoos and led to the safety technology of the tiger enclosure being checked again and upgraded for around 80,000 euros.

On February 24, 2016, Rasputin had to be euthanized because of an inoperable, malignant tumor. After a corresponding request, his body was given to the LWL Museum für Naturkunde Münster and prepared there . In February 2017, after months of work, the preparation was presented to the public. The tiger is exhibited as an exhibit in the museum as part of special exhibitions.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rasputin is supposed to be in the museum as an exhibit. Westfälische Nachrichten , February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c Stuffed dead tiger "Rasputin". Westfälische Nachrichten, February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Tiger kills 57-year-old zookeeper. Spiegel Online , September 19, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Tiger kills nurses with a bite in the neck. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , September 19, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  5. ^ Münster: zookeeper bitten to death by tiger. BZ , September 19, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ Are big cats allowed to live in the zoo? Tagesspiegel , September 20, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ Zoo in Münster upgrades security technology. Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 17, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ Tiger Rasputin put to sleep. Spiegel Online , February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ Tiger Rasputin now lives in the museum. WDR , February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.