John R. PlattScientific American Latest articles by John R. Platt Escaped 'Exotic' Animals Highlight Flaws in Wildlife Protection Laws By John R. Platt published 20 October 11 Some say as many as 10,000 tigers are privately owned in the U.S. Animals Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES170 million-year-old hypercarnivore that ate dinosaurs named after Egyptian god2NASA reveals the dwarf planet Ceres had a hidden 'energy source' that may have sparked alien life3China's 'Darwin Monkey' is the world's largest brain-inspired supercomputer4Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs5Gum disease treatment slows the thickening of arteries, clinical trial shows
Escaped 'Exotic' Animals Highlight Flaws in Wildlife Protection Laws By John R. Platt published 20 October 11 Some say as many as 10,000 tigers are privately owned in the U.S.