Doc Antle
Mahamayavi Bhagavan Antle (born Kevin Antle, March 25, 1960), better known as Doc Antle, is an American animal trainer, behaviorist, animal rights activist and private zoo operator. He is best known as the founder and director of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S.) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Myrtle Beach Safari, a tour that runs through the facility.

Antle began raising and caring for whatever animal he could get his hands on at an early age. Antle started T.I.G.E.R.S., a wildlife preservation organisation dedicated to global conservation education through entertaining and participatory activities, in 1983. Antle has worked on over 500 films, documentaries, television shows, and commercials. Ace Ventura, Dr. Doolittle, Mighty Joe Young, Disney's Jungle Book, and a slew of others are among his credits. Antle is frequently contacted and has appeared on networks such as the National Geographic Channel, BBC, Discovery Channel, and CNN.

Antle is a self-described conservationist and is the executive director of a Rare Species Fund., and has raised more than $1 million for select wildlife conservation projects around the world. He was featured in the 2020 Netflix true crime documentary series "Tiger King", which follows both Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic's escalating feuds over exotic animals in private zoos. The series also speculates the conspiracy theory that Antle's facility is a personality cult. Following the release of the series, Antle denied the rumours.
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