After a week long search, Tennessee wildlife officials call off search for loose tiger, saying it was 'likely a bobcat.'
Phil Colclough, animal director at Zoo Knoxville, said that based on the deputy's description, if it was a tiger it would be “young.”
Bobcats are common in eastern Tennessee, Colclough said, adding that it was completely reasonable for an average Joe to have mistaken the big cat for a tiger. Zoo Knoxville said Thursday that they did not report any missing tigers and all tigers were accounted for.
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