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Ind. Wedding Has Tiger As 'Best Man'

Posted on: Monday, 10 March 2003, 06:00 CST

Ind. Wedding Has Tiger As 'Best Man'

Source: Associated Press Strange News

PARKER CITY, Ind. - Newlyweds Eileen Oren and Bob Taylor added a wild, if slightly unnerving, twist to their weekend nuptials — their "maid of honor" and "best man" were tigers.

The animal-loving couple wed Saturday at ME's Zoo, a zoo Oren owns about 50 miles northeast of Indianapolis that is home to 213 animals.

During the ceremony before 100 friends and relatives, Bobbi the tiger became agitated and nearly overturned his cage while serving as best man.

But the maid of honor, a female tiger named Massai, remained tranquil throughout. Omar, a camel tapped to be the ring-bearer, also performed his duties without incident.

"Eileen has a real passion for animals, so this style of wedding is exactly her," said Maria Cooper, a seasonal employee at the zoo.

Oren and Taylor met about nine years ago when Taylor, then a Ball State University architectural professor, brought students to the zoo to design and build different projects.

The pair soon recognized their shared love for animals.

"All of our animals are like our children," Oren said. "Bob would come out and help me feed all of the animals on the bottle. We went from friends to lovers."

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