{"id":7130,"date":"2014-03-26T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/03\/26\/mantecore-the-tiger-that-injured-roy-horn-has-died\/"},"modified":"2014-03-26T15:29:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T15:29:00","slug":"mantecore-the-tiger-that-injured-roy-horn-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2014\/03\/26\/mantecore-the-tiger-that-injured-roy-horn-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Mantecore \u2014 the tiger that injured Roy Horn \u2014 has died"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tSiegfried Fischbacher, left, and Roy Horn take a final bow with their tiger Mantecore after giving a performance during the 13th annual "Power of Love Gala" to benefit the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health at the Bellagio in 2008, in Las Vegas. Mantecore was the tiger responsible \u2014 but never blamed \u2014 for a near-fatal injury to Roy Horn in 2003 (Courtesy of Curtis Dahl Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n

\tBy MIKE WEATHERFORD
\n\tLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
\n\tMantecore, the tiger responsible \u2014 but never blamed \u2014 for a near-fatal injury to Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy in 2003, died on March 19.<\/p>\n

\tThe white tiger was 17 and died \u201cafter a short illness,\u201d according to a press release. Zoologists say 17 is within the lower-end parameter of a normal life expectancy for a tiger.<\/p>\n

\tThe tiger (his name usually spelled \u201cMontecore\u201d in press reports) was reported as seven years old the night he bit Horn on the neck during a show at The Mirage. Though Horn suffered significant blood loss from the bite, it was a stroke and brain-swelling which followed the injury that left Horn partially paralyzed, ending the entertainer\u2019s stage career.<\/p>\n

\tMantecore was quarantined for 10 days following the Oct. 3 injury, but was then returned to exhibit at The Mirage\u2019s Secret Garden of Siegfried & Roy attraction after no signs of disease or abnormal behavior were found. He spent most of his remaining years alternating between the Secret Garden attraction and Horn\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n

\tEven during the early days of his recovery, Horn was adamant in his wishes the tiger be spared, and has always argued with reports that he was \u201cattacked\u201d by the tiger. Siegfried & Roy have long contended Horn suffered a stroke onstage, and that the tiger punctured his neck while dragging him backstage as a protective response.<\/p>\n

\tAs recently as his 69th birthday party last October, Horn chided Review-Journal columnist Norm Clarke for his word choice in a column recounting the incident. \u201cIt was not an attack,\u201d Horn said in a scolding tone and repeated it.<\/p>\n

\tHorn released a statement today:<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe world has lost one of its most majestic creatures and I have lost a brother. I will forever believe it was his concern for my safety and well-being that caused him to act as he did on that night long ago. We spent many hours together and he never failed to bring me great joy and wonderment. It was my great honor to be beside him at the end. He is now playing with his siblings in White Tiger heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHorn added, \u201cHis contribution to the avalanche of awareness for conservation and preservation has made him unforgettable. His spirit will live forever with Siegfried & Roy and his multitude of fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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