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Louis Theroux: Beware of the Tiger

Season 1
Shockingly, there are more tigers captive in America than there are wild in the rest of the world. What drives people to collect rare and dangerous animals as pets? In 2011, the British filmmaker met breeder and collector Joe Exotic (Tiger King) at his Oklahoma zoo while investigating exactly that. He also visits the woman who privately owns one of the US’s largest collections of chimpanzees.
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  1. S1 E1 - Louis Theroux: Beware Of The Tiger
    October 29, 2011
    59min
    TV-14
    Shockingly, there are more tigers captive in America than there are wild in the rest of the world. What drives people to collect rare and dangerous animals as pets? In 2011, the British filmmaker met breeder and collector Joe Exotic (Tiger King) at his Oklahoma zoo while investigating exactly that. He also visits the woman who privately owns one of the US’s largest collections of chimpanzees.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Jamie Pickup
Producers
Jamie Pickup
Cast
Louis Theroux
Studio
BBC
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