I am not sure when wild animals became good friends of civilized men but a South African-Michael Jamison has broken all odds, and have adopted two tigers as his pets.

Though they look cute, I will never want to go near one, let alone have one as a pet…

MailOnline Writes;

A South African man loves tigers so much he has has adopted two of the magnificent animals.

Animal-mad Michael Jamison and his girlfriend Jackie share their home in Brakpan, near Johannesburg, with 15 dogs and two-year-old Bengal tiger Enzo.

But now there is a new addition to the family – seven month old Siberian tiger Ozzy.

Ozzy is a rescue tiger and he suffers from deformed legs and feet as a result of malnutrition. His previous owners failed to feed him the correct diet and a lack of calcium caused the bones in his legs to break. He also has issues with his pelvis.

When he is a little older Ozzy will undergo corrective surgery to help sort the problem. Until then he is following Enzo’s paw prints and prowling Michael’s home.

When he was young Enzo slept with Michael in his bed, had a cat box and enjoyed eating on the kitchen counter.

However, now that he has grown up he lives happily in a special outdoor enclosure.

Meanwhile, a teething Ozzy has taken over his job of sharpening his teeth on Michael’s furniture.

So far Ozzy and Enzo have only met one another through the bars of Enzo’s enclosure, but they are already fast becoming friends.

Mr Jamison hopes to introduce them properly sometime in the future and that Ozzy will one day share the same enclosure.

He has always dreamed of owning a tiger but finally took the plunge and got Enzo after he was targeted twice by armed robbers