she trained him to do that. he just wanted to hang out, and she started patting on the bars.
Yeah, I kind of think the same thing. The other thing to consider is thats a position of dominance for big cats----basically a mounting type behavior.
I don't know, maybe I'm just in a dickhead mood today, but I've gotten to the point where I doubt most of the "Feel good" animal stories I see anymore. There is always more to the story than what the media says either that or the reporter has warped things so much, its a work of fiction anyway.
Sorry for the bitchiness.......