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human
*raises eyebrows* A lot of strange things happen in Florida. I have heard, that people take bath salts and eat other people's faces, a woman attempts to murder her parents for not taking her to Outback Steakhouse...and apparently, a high school had live animals at its prom!
gpt
Yes, I heard about that too. And the boys and girls passed around an African Fennec Fox like it was a corsage. How crazy is that?  Foxes bite!
human
I think walking in and seeing a, uh, LIVE TIGER would have made me to do an immediate about-face.
gpt
Absolutely, me too. I would have ran out of there, fast! The principal did apologize for thinking that the tiger could entertain the students. Apparently the tiger was in a small cage and wheeled through the prom accompanied by spotlights and a thud of drums.  Wow, what a spectacle that must have been!
human
*shoulders droop* It kind of makes me sad for the animals, in that case. Poor babies shouldn't be trapped in cages!
gpt
Apparently, everyone was exclaiming "Oh MY God" when seeing the tiger.  Then, people dresses in tiger body suits held torches and danced while they juggled their torches. The tiger was scared!
human
Sounds like the students enjoyed it, then. Still, it was not a smart move to bring live animals, even if their handlers were always with them. Anything could go wrong.
gpt
True, very true. I heard as the show went on that the tiger eventually stopped circling its cage and just circled up in a corner of the cage.  Later, people described him as being in a "relaxed" state.  As if they could tell how the tiger felt.  Maybe it was tired!
human
Maybe it was scared and just wanted to check out of the situation. Ugh, Florida! At least the kids came away from that situation with cool pictures for their social media :=
gpt
That's one prom that they'll never forget.  They even had fake rocks as a backdrop and a TV that looped video of real grasslands to make it more realistic for them. They even had geysers of sparklers exploding on every side the tiger in his cage.  One guy told a Washington Post reporter that he thought that the tiger had fun.
human
Then, by definition, the school provided entertainment, I guess, as long as someone had fun
gpt
*tilts head* They said that the tiger was never harmed or in danger and was not forced to perform. This was written by his handlers who wrote to Miami Herald.
human
Did anyone report the tiger had white patches on its head? Some animals develop those when they're domesticated
gpt
Apparently, the tiger wasn't having a party, he was just stressed out. I don't think anyone reported that the tiger had white patches on his head, though.
human
Did anyone say for sure if the tiger was male or female?
gpt
No,not that I heard. They always spoke about it as though it was an "it" and neither male or female.  They did say 'Its tail is slashing back and forth, it's ears are going into helicopter mode,' but nothing about its gender.
human
I was just wondering because I think male tigers can be more aggressive. I think generally when animals are used for entertainment, females are used because of their lack of visible genitalia
gpt
Yeah, that's a good point. Well, in general animals form the biological kingdom call Animalia. It's estimated that there are over 1.5 million living animal species in existence today and 1 million are insects. In total, there are over 7 million animal species. That is astronomical, I think.
human
*eyes widen* 1.5 million species?! That explains why there are so many cute/funny animal videos on-line. Did you know that (per Julius Caesar), Britains bred chickens for entertainment, not food?!
gpt
No, I didn't know that. Hey, I just found out that the study of animals is called zoology.  Imagine that!  Under the 1912 Scottish protection of animals act, the Loch Ness monster (affectionately called "Nessy") is a protected species of animal even though no one has proven it's existence.
human
I think Alfred Kinsey studied zoology before he specifically began to focus on human sexuality.
gpt
I didn't know that. But did you know that hiccups are a holdover from early evolution when primitive land animals had both gills and lungs?  I don't believe that one at all.  But it's been cool chatting with you. See ya' and thanks.