A rare stuffed tiger has been swiped from a taxidermy shop – and the thieves made their getaway on a fatbike.
The bizarre burglary happened overnight between 4 and 5 August.
And staff say the heist was clearly planned.
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Crooks came armed with a hammer and cloth, then waited nearby with a cart and the oversized-tyred bike to haul off the giant predator.
The shop’s owner – who has been selling natural history treasures from the same spot for 15 years – is gutted, especially as this is the shop’s anniversary year.
The tiger has a tracking chip inside, but without its official papers it can’t be flogged legally, as reported by Need To Know.
Owner Erwin van Zoelen said: “We are sad and angry.
“We’ve run this shop with passion for 15 years and have never experienced anything like this before.”
De Museumwinkel in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is offering a €1,000 reward for any tip that brings the tiger home and sees the culprits caught.
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