猛虎做宠物，真的好吗?
<p>当你某日去美国旅游，看到街上或是林间小道上有人牵着一只小老虎在遛弯，请不要大惊小怪!因为养大型猫科动物当宠物，在美国已经不是什么稀罕事了。虽然这看起来很酷，但是我们需要思考一些问题：对人类来说，养野生动物当宠物是否安全?对动物来说，这又是否真的是它们的福音?</p><p><span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="teen">teen</span> <span word="Felicia">Felicia</span> <span word="Frisco">Frisco</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="Will">Will</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="cuddles">cuddles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feeds">feeds</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Felicia">Felicia</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Felicia">Felicia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="grown">grown</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="around">around</span> 500 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (226 <span word="kilogram">kilogram</span>).</p><p><span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Bengal">Bengal</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span>.</p><p><span word="Cute">Cute</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Deadly">Deadly</span></p><p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamster">hamster</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="domesticated">domesticated</span>,” <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bred">bred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="Will">Will</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>,” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 18 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="pets">pets</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="iguanas">iguanas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kangaroos">kangaroos</span>.</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> — <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="Owning">Owning</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="symbols">symbols</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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