News from T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve

February 2014

T.I.G.E.R.S.

The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species

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compliments the educational messages and field research of T.I.G.E.R.S.

To help in this life-changing cause, please visit

T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve.

Considered to be "the greatest hands-on animal experience in the world", the Preserve transports you out of coastal South Carolina and straight to the savannas of Africa and the jungles of South America!

The VIP Wild Encounter Tour always contains a wide variety of exotic animal ambassadors that you will get to see and interact with. Cubs of various sizes, young apes, ligers and a whole assortment of others will be on display while visiting our Preserve located only minutes from Myrtle Beach.

Rare Species Fund

goes WILD at the

Myrtle Beach Marathon!

For the second year in a row, the Rare Species Fund has partnered with the MyrtleBeach.com Myrtle Beach Marathon. This partnership allows runners to experience a finish line with a 9,000 pound elephant and a Runner's Expo filled with tiger cubs and orangutans!

Taking place over Valentine's Day weekend, these few days every year transform the streets of Myrtle Beach into a jungle scene that provides the backdrop to an unforgettable experience. February 13 - 15, 2014 was a weekend filled with wild animal encounters and opportunities to connect with rare species up-close and eye-to-eye. Marathon runners are a perfect group to support this cause due to their love of the outdoors and desire to help the endangered and rare species throughout the world.

For more information about the partnership between the RSF and the Marathon, visit here.

Save $40	If you have your photo taken at Preservation Station during the 2014 season you will receive a $40 discount on your T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve tour! Preservation Station is located at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach.
Offer Expires: 12/31/2014

Meet the World's Rarest White Liger Cubs

The three-month-old liger cubs are the nephews of Hercules, pictured below, the official Guinness Book of World Records largest cat on the planet! The four male liger cubs are the first ever to be born from a white male lion and a white female tiger, making them the world's most unique big cats.

The four brothers named Yeti, Odlin, Sampson, and Apollo are the world's first ever white lion-tiger hybrids. Their parents are the famous wildlife ambassadors, Ivory and Saraswati, at Jungle Island in Miami, FL. Ivory and Saraswati met each other at the Myrtle Beach Safari in Myrtle Beach, SC. There are only around 300 white lions and 1,200 white tigers left in the world, so the cubs' father and mother are extremely rare in their own right. Ivory is a white African lion and Saraswati is a snow white Bengal tiger.

These adorable cubs may look unassuming but they could grow to be the biggest cats in the world averaging a weight gain of one pound per day! A liger is just what it sounds like, a cross between a male lion and tigress. There are around 1,000 ligers in the world but none of them are white.

According to Dr. Antle, Yeti (pictured on far left) is the biggest and most boisterous, pushing past his smaller brothers and wanting to be the center of attention. Doc says he is sure Yeti will reach the size of his Uncle Hercules, if not larger. "I am convinced Yeti will make the Guinness Book of Records. He's so big already - has such a big, fat head and paws. All the cubs grow so quickly but Yeti is already so much bigger". Apollo is the smallest and behaves more like a house kitten, purring all the time and demanding to be stroked. Ligers tend to enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers and are sociable like lions.

"We've had everyone from Congressman to people from all walks of life get on planes to fly in to see such an incredibly unique sight", says Doc Antle, "they have such a beautiful creamy color that I have never seen on a cat before".

*Thank you to Lucy Osborne and the UK Daily Mail Online for their help in this publication.*

Learn more about conservation efforts for chimpanzees, lynx, elephants, tigers, ligers, orangutans, gibbons, apes and more through the Rare Species Fund. To see these amazing species up close and personal, visit www.myrtlebeachsafari.com/signup to get started on your own interactive tour!

You can learn more about the many programs supported by the Rare Species Fund while experiencing your own interactive and educational tour. We are NOW taking reservations for 2014, opening day is MARCH 15th!! As you can imagine, our Myrtle Beach Safari tours are filling up FAST. Book your family's tour today for an unforgettable hands-on experience.

T.I.G.E.R.S. Preserve and T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station were created as a wildlife education organization dedicated to promoting global conservation. With informative, educational and entertaining interactive programs, Dr. Bhagavan Antle has created a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Dr. Antle, Director of T.I.G.E.R.S., works closely with international wildlife conservation projects in North America, South America, Africa and Southeast Asia.

To make reservations over the phone, please call 843.855.2699 or click here.

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