China York & Hercules the Liger


Both China York and Hercules the liger are popular individuals. Both Hercules the liger and China York are spotted together in many photographs. Let’s have their brief introductions first before exploring their further lifelong interactions and key moments. China York is a liger expert and an animal trainer who lives at Myrtle Beach Safari, South Carolina, USA.Myrtle Beach Safari works as an Animal Institute which vows to preserve endangered and rare species on earth. Hercules is a liger (A cross between an African Lion and Bengal Tigress) and he also shares the same location as that of China York i.e., Myrtle Beach Safari. Today at the year 2015, both Hercules the liger and China York are together for at least 12 years.

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China York and Hercules the liger at Myrtle Beach Safari, South Carolina, USA,
China York with Hercules the liger at Myrtle Beach Safari, South Carolina, USA. China York is a liger expert and animal trainer. She has raised Hercules the liger since it was a small cub. Photo Courtesy of 

China York has raised Hercules the liger when he was a small cub. Don’t forget to mention here that Hercules the liger is raised as a team of animal experts, some of whose key members include Dr. Bhagavan Antle, Rajani Ferrante, Moksha Bybee and China York herself. So China York is one of the key caretakers of Hercules the liger as well as she has played a fundamental role in raising Hercules the liger from being a small cub to become biggest of big cats. A very interesting fact which can be mentioned here is that Hercules the liger was the first ever liger which China York has raised.

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China York has raised Hercules the liger since he was a small cub.
China York has Raised Hercules the liger, since he was a small cub. Photo Courtesy of 

Hercules the liger and China York have both appeared within Guinness Book of World Records during the year 2006. Hercules the liger during that year was declared the biggest liger in the world while China York was seen feeding and standing along with Hercules the liger and Dr. Bhagavan Antle. China York was credited as a caretaker of Hercules the liger during her appearance within Guiness Book of World Records with Hercules the liger. She was also photographed helping Hercules the liger in the upright position to show its length at Guinness Book Records. She sat on a chair like stool about 11 feet above the ground and tempted Hercules the liger to grab a piece of meat.

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Guinness World Records 2006 - China York and Hercules the liger both appeared within Guinness Book of World Records.
China York and Hercules the liger have both appeared together within Guinness Book of World Records during the year 2006. Hercules the liger at that time was declared an Ultimate cat living at Planet Earth. Photo Courtesy of 

You will always witness awesome interactions in between Hercules the liger and China York. You can often watch China York hugging and cuddling Hercules the liger at a lot of public events. You can often see her feeding milk to Hercules the liger and even she has been spotted riding on the back of Hercules the liger as well. Even further China York loves to swim with Hercules the liger and also enjoys watching a movie with Hercules the liger as well. All of these interactions with ligers are very daring and it shows that how dedicated China York is as an animal trainer especially with Hercules the liger.

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China York Feeding milk to Hercules the liger.
China York Feeding Milk to Hercules the liger. Milk is just an appetizer for Hercules the liger as he consumes around 15 pounds of meat per day. Photo Courtesy of 

China York and Hercules the liger also regularly participate at King Richards Faire; where they appear within “Tales of the Tigers” Segment. King Richards Faire is an annual event which takes place at Massachusetts, USA. China York and Hercules the liger are both appearing together for almost a decade(Recent reports indicate that Hercules the liger has retired from appearing at King Richards Faire during 2014, so 2014 was his last appearance with China York at King Richards Faire). At King Richards faire China York escorts Hercules the liger to the stage, reveals interesting facts about Hercules the liger and also displays different feeding stunts with Hercules the liger as well.

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China York at King Richards Faire along with Hercules the liger.
Picture of China York at King Richards Faire along with Hercules the liger. China York regularly participates at King Richards Faire event at Tales of the Tiger Segment. Photo Courtesy of 

All the above instances, examples and moments of China York with Hercules the liger really show that she is truly a great liger expert at Myrtle Beach Safari. She is highly experienced and well-trained to tame ligers and many other big cats. To this date, China York is a very proud Animal Trainer and Big Cat Expert (including Ligers) while working for Myrtle Beach Safari, South Carolina. Hercules the liger and China York both remain closely attached with one another to this day.

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China York is a liger expert and Hercules the liger is very lucky to have care from her.
China York is a great liger. Hercules the liger is very lucky to have taken care by China York. Photo Courtesy of