and clyde the talking leopard made schweppes cool again. >> when i went to school for a short time i liked the animals more than people most of the time. really kind of a calling to hang out with them and do this and kind of a mission, i had this ever since i was little, the message of conservation to save these guys and the places where they come from. >> reporter: he seems to have a special way with the animals he lives with. >> during this you can get tigers to go into this completely dreamy, relaxed state where you can get them to almost go catatonic. and just by where you put your hand and how you hold them. the response to be carried through the jungle by mom. you can see how relaxed they get. >> reporter: like the fictional tarzan cody is usually quiet, he seems most at ease with these guys. and since you're wondering, these cats do like water. this preserve boasts one of the world's most diverse groups of tigers and a few times a week