Jungle Safari AKA The Zoo Pat and Robert Engesser
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Jungle Safari AKA The Zoo Pat and Robert Engesser

Jungle Safari AKA The Zoo Pat and Robert Engesser Jungle Safari (formerly known as Engesser’s Exotic Felines, Luce Enterprises, The Zoo, and Endangered Species, Inc.)  is a privately-owned traveling petting zoo which spends 9 months of the year displaying big cats and their cubs in the parking lots of malls and shopping centers.  Although it…

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Lawrence Payne

Lawrence Payne Pleads Guilty To Unlawfully Importing Asian Leopard Cats KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to unlawfully importing endangered leopard cats, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. The leopard cat is a small wild cat native to Asia. It is considered as an endangered species under federal law. Lawrence E. Payne, 34,…

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Nick the Wrangler

Tiger trouble? Man accused of illegally buying Bengal cub for rapper Tyga Photo of Maverick, the tiger, in the animal sanctuary where law enforcement placed him. Handout / Federal Court records (Federal Court records / Courtesy) The way the feds tell the story, when celebrity rapper Tyga wanted his very own tiger, he turned to…

Michael Holston
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Michael Holston

Michael Holston appears to be a misguided 24-year-old, self-proclaimed “exotic animal specialist” in Miami. He calls himself “King of the Jungle” and “The Real Tarzan” and has said that his goal in life is to “be the next Steve Irwin” by posing with exotic animals. He seems to legitimately loves animals and thinks that he’s teaching the…