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Article: Six Flags postpones tiger show as big cats get acclimated

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The grand opening of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's new tiger exhibit and show has been postponed to allow the big cats time to get used to their new home, a park spokeswoman said this week.

The tigers are moving from their old area, called Odin's Tiger Island, to the park's new Odin's Temple of the Tiger.

Delays in the new area's construction cut into planned acclimation time for the tigers, and most of them aren't completely comfortable with their new digs yet, spokeswoman Nancy Chan said.

The outdoor exhibit -- which features a 26,000-gallon, glass- enclosed pool, music and special characters interacting with the tigers -- was supposed to have opened before the official start of summer. ...

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