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There are more tigers in captivity in the US than in the wild CNN 2 hrs ago © Courtesy Busch Gardens Tampa Bay In recent days the country has been captivated by the search for an escaped tiger in a Houston neighborhood. But the occurrence is not as exotic as one might think. There are more tigers in captivity in the United States than in the wild around the world, experts say. The World Wildlife Fund estimates about 5,000 of the big cats live in captivity around the country, although animal welfare experts say precise numbers are hard to find. That s compared to the roughly 3,900 wild tigers left in the world, experts estimate.

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