40 Dead Tiger Cubs

When Thai officials cracked open a freezer in the Buddhist monastery's kitchen on Wednesday, they were greeted by a blast of chill air and an unnerving sight: the bodies of 40 frozen tiger cubs. In any other kitchen in any other monastery, dozens of dead endangered animals in cold storage would be a completely bizarre sight.

Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand's infamous Tiger Temple on Wednesday as they removed live animals in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse.

When Thai officials cracked open a freezer in the Buddhist monastery's kitchen on Wednesday, they were greeted by a blast of chill air and an unnerving sight: the bodies of 40 frozen tiger cubs. In any other kitchen in any other monastery, dozens of dead endangered animals in cold storage would be a completely bizarre sight.

Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand's infamous Tiger Temple on Wednesday as they removed live animals in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse.