Lewis Hamilton scares a tiger

During his free time, Lewis Hamilton often stops by the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation to hang out with several exotic big cats that have been rescued.

One of his favorites is Nicole, a partially-blind Bengal tiger that he has known since she was a cub:

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While Nicole, and the rest of the Black Jaguar-White Tiger animals, seem to accept Hamilton as a playmate and treat him with respect, we're wondering if there's a line that should be drawn when it comes to scaring a tiger from behind:

How to scare a tiger ?. My fav, Nicole the tiger! @BJWTC pic.twitter.com/NXjm8DPq11
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) September 9, 2016

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