| 摘 要： | SU Guirong is China's first and only female white tiger-tamer. She has been performing with her beloved beasts in the Guangzhou Xiangjiang Safari Park for the past four years. Although in captivity since cubhood, training these big kittens has been a slow process. It took Su Guirong more than two years just to become familiar with her tigers. She recalls how the first time she entered their cage she instinctively lowered her head to meet their enquiring gaze. Feeding tiger cubs is also an acquired skill. Their meat is initially given to them on a stick, which is gradually shortened until the tigers know their tamer well enough to be fed by hand. Su Guirong explains, "The meat should be cut into small chunks that the tiger first licks and then eats bit by bit. If the cat is given too large a piece of meat it will worry it, which is dangerous for the trainer." Feeding the beasts by hand is necessary in
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