It is quite common for people to form close and loving friendships with animals. But it is quite a different matter when that animal is a 27-stone tiger with a fondness for fighting. Abdullah Sholeh, 31 has formed an unbreakable bond with four-year-old feline Mulan.
能與動(dòng)物親近友愛(ài)相處已經(jīng)不足為奇，但倘若對(duì)象是一只重達(dá)27英石、喜愛(ài)捕獵的老虎，那就是另外一碼事了。不過(guò)31歲的阿卜杜拉·索勒就和這只名叫“木蘭”的4歲老虎有著極為密切的關(guān)系。

He regularly sleeps, plays and fights with the enormous tiger. The pair spend every day together after Mr Sholeh helped raise her from a three-month-old cub in Malang, Indonesia.
他經(jīng)常和這只龐大的老虎一起睡覺(jué)、玩耍、打斗。他們住在印度尼西亞的瑪瑯，索勒在木蘭3個(gè)月大時(shí)就開始照顧它，自那之后他們一直生活在一起。

He now cares for her full-time for owner Noer Mohammaed Sholeh - and has become affectionately known as the tiger nanny. The pair are so inseparable, Mr Sholeh often shuns his own bed to sleep alongside the big cat in a rickety outhouse.
現(xiàn)在他為老虎的主人諾爾全職在照料它，為此他還被冠以“老虎保姆”的名號(hào)。他們密不可分，索勒在睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候還經(jīng)常會(huì)把自己的床留出一塊來(lái)和這只“巨貓”一起睡，他們一起住在一個(gè)搖搖晃晃的外屋里。

And Bengal Mulan is even known to 'mock attack', hug and kiss her companion when they play in the garden behind their home.
當(dāng)他們?cè)诩液竺娴幕▓@玩耍時(shí)，這只叫木蘭的孟加拉虎還會(huì)“模仿襲擊”，擁抱和親吻她的這位伙伴。

However, despite the playfighting, Mulan clearly doesn't appreciate her strength. As one picture shows, Mr Sholeh was left with a bruised and bloodshot eye after being caught by one of Mulan's paws.
不過(guò)盡管是嬉戲玩耍，木蘭很明顯并沒(méi)有意識(shí)到自己的力量有多大。一張照片顯示，索勒先生的眼睛被木蘭的一只爪子抓傷，眼里布滿血絲。