The escaped Bengal tiger that was filmed running through the streets while its cowboy owner caught it with a lasso has now been seized, in bizarre scenes reminiscent of Tiger King.
In a video, recorded by stunned witnesses in a car last week, the tiger stalks down the road with three men in pursuit. The men, all wearing large cowboy-style hats, crowd around and corner the animal.
At this moment, one of the men swings a coil of rope around his head which he then throws at the tiger, capturing it in a lasso by the head.
The exotic pet has now been taken away by authorities after it broke free from its owner's garden in Mexico. Unsurprisingly, the bizarre incident went viral on social media which lead to the tiger being tracked to a house
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