Here is a story for ya....
Years ago, my uncle moved down to California as a young man, to find his forture. He lived in an apartment complex (in S.F. I think) and was haning out at the pool. He starts talking to another tenant and they go up to this guy's place for some beers. My uncle sits down in the livingroom while the guy goes to the kitchen for the beer. I fair sized tiger walks into the room
. My uncle is freaked right out. It came right up to him and just looked at him. They guy comes back and it lays down beside his chair. My uncle drank his beer very quickly and left...without ever mentioning the tiger...