Mike Tyson at the South by Southwest Festival. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @Eduardo Merille
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's love for exotic pets is well documented. His most famous pets were his Bengal tigers, which he reportedly purchased for $70,000 each. Tyson kept the tigers in custom-built cages at his mansion and even play-wrestled with them. However, after one of his tigers attacked a woman, Tyson was forced to give them up. This section explores the dangers of keeping large, predatory animals as pets.
