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YEREVAN, JUNE 28, ARMENPRSS:Thriller, a tiger that belonged to Michael Jackson when the entertainer lived at his Neverland ranch, has died of lung cancer at actress-activist Tippi Hedren's wildlife preserve in California, reports Armenpress citing The Telegraph.
The 13-year-old, tiger died June 11, Hedren said Wednesday. An autopsy was performed and the tiger was cremated. Staff workers will hold a private service when the ashes are buried in a section of the preserve set aside for animals that die there.
Thriller and her brother Sabu were born on November 20, 1998, and lived with Jackson until May 4, 2006, said Hedren, who starred in a number of Alfred Hitchcock films but is best known for her animal rights activism.
When Jackson left Neverland for good, his veterinarian asked Hedren to take the cats at her Shambala Preserve in Acton, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles.