Roy is one of the most experienced animal trainers in the world, and one of his charges attacked him. There’s a lesson here for anyone who wants to take a wild animal as a pet. If Roy couldn’t safely do it, you are very likely to get hurt.
Todays NY Times had a small update on his condition, and the story mentioned that Roy had bopped the tiger in the head with his microphone because it wasn’t responding to his commands. Hmmm.
If it was a joke, I missed it too. He beat me to asking for a cite, actually
A whooosh to t-bonham! There’s no shame in that. Just collect it, and move on.