Strange Beasts

The 1970s were hardcore. Australia is always hardcore. Tigers are hardcore, too. Between 1970a and 1985, Bacchus Marsh Lion Safari Park pioneered the idea of driving through a reserve for dangerous big cats. They learned safety protocols the hard way, but the park was never profitable enough to follow them. In the partially-animated short documentary Strange Beasts, Ron Prendergast tells us of his days as a young zookeeper who was attacked by a tiger at the park -twice. His injuries were horrific, but the psychological scars were even worse. The film was directed by his son, Darcy Predergast.  (via Nag on the Lake)