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If you have a look at Big Cat Rescue, a sanctuary for rehabilitated tigers, lions, leopards, etc, you can learn all sorts of things.

There are lots of tips for dealing with big cats (some can be applied to domestic cats). If you are expecting to have any dealings with lions or tigers...

If a tiger bites your hand, then

1) You are in a tricky situation, be careful
2) If you try to pull your hand away, the teeth will go further in

So you have to "feed him your hand". He might let go if he feels your hand going too far down his throat. I mean, he wants your hand to go down his throat, but not while it is still on your arm and is causing him discomfort.

So there's a useful piece of advice!

But what I wanted to write about was what they call "Enrichments". These are things they do at the sanctuary to try to stop the cats getting bored. They spray smells on logs, like vanilla or star anise. Then the animals get interested in this mysterious scent and rub against the logs. Or they put some meat in a cardboard tube, so the cat can "find" the food inside, as if she caught it herself. There are lots of things. They give them pumpkins too sometimes!

I think that's what we need. Enrichments.

Something to give us a bit of fun.

Can you think of anything?