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The tigers at Tiger Temple Thailand, located in Kanchanaburi, are docile enough to roam around the grounds freely.
Photographs from the sanctuary show visitors petting and posing for pictures with the large felines, while watchful Buddhist monks linger nearby.
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The tiger sanctuary is run by Buddhist monks, who train and take care of the animals.
Basic entry to the sanctuary costs about $30, but tourists can also pay to feed and bathe the tigers, or to participate in their morning or evening exercise routines.
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Tigers bite a plastic bottle as they play in a pool at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi.
The temple says the tigers are so calm because they have been hand-reared by the monks from an early age, and no longer see humans as a threat, the Daily Mail reports.
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Volunteers play with tigers in a pool at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi on April 24.
In 2008, Care for the Wild International accused the monks of illegally trading tigers with breeders to mix up the temple's genetic pool, according to Time magazine.