SUGuirongisChina'sfirstandonlyfemalewhitetiger-tamer.ShehasbeenperformingwithherbelovedbeastsintheGuangzhouXiangjiangSafariParkforthepastfouryears.Althoughincaptivitysincecubhood,trainingthesebigkittenshasbeenaslowprocess.IttookSuGuirongmorethantwoyearsjusttobecomefamiliarwithhertigers.Sherecallshowthefirsttimesheenteredtheircagesheinstinctivelyloweredherheadtomeettheirenquiringgaze.Feedingtigercubsisalsoanacquiredskill.Theirmeatisinitiallygiventothemonastick,whichisgraduallyshorteneduntilthetigersknowtheirtamerwellenoughtobefedbyhand.SuGuirongexplains,'Themeatshouldbecutintosmallchunksthatthetigerfirstlicksandtheneatsbitbybit.Ifthecatisgiventoolargeapieceofmeatitwillworryit,whichisdangerousforthetrainer.'Feedingthebeastsbyhandisnecessaryin
