"Chinese tigers to roam Africa's plains"

In a last-ditch stand to stave off extinction, zoo-born cubs are being taught the ways of the wild in a unique South African experiment that has the full blessing of the Chinese government, but has local conservationists sharply divided on its merits.

Few sights in nature can be more dramatic than the blur of explosive motion as a tiger homes in on its prey. While it's definitely not a spectacle we're familiar with in Africa, a ground-breaking breeding project will see the rare and endangered striped cats roaming the Free State plains and hunting antelope that have never before encountered a tiger.

In its natural habitat the tiger relies on stealth and camouflage, using short bursts of speed and an element of surprise to ambush its prey. But for all its formidable natural talents it is no match for Man, the deadliest and most ruthless of all predators.

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