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A TIGER cub lies wrapped in ­newspaper after being packed in a plastic box and posted as a parcel.

The two-month-old Bengal was ­discovered after a sniffer dog, alerted handlers to the suspicious cargo at a delivery van depot.

Dazed... Someone had decided to post a tiger
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Dazed... Someone had decided to post a tigerCredit: Central European News

The “very dehydrated” cub — which had been sedated — was taken to an animal centre and has recovered.

Officials in Mexico say it had legitimate papers but are classing the case as mistreatment.
They are probing who was trying to transport it between two cities.

The sniffer dog picked out the package as unusual
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The sniffer dog picked out the package as unusualCredit: Central European News
The small tiger was found inside
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The small tiger was found insideCredit: CEN
I'm not supposed to be here... special delivery
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I'm not supposed to be here... special deliveryCredit: Reuters
The Tiger was pleased to get out of its box
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The Tiger was pleased to get out of its boxCredit: Reuters

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