--- description: Jay Z Beyonce and Blue Ivy were photographed on a trip to Thailand title: Looks Like Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Got to Pet a Tiger Cub image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Looks Like Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Got to Hang Out With a Tiger Cub by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 11:53 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 11:53 PM CUT In a viral photo that is bound to make anyone who just got back from holiday vacation jealous, it looks like Jay Z, Beyoncé, their toddler daughter Blue Ivy, spent quality time with a tiger cub at the [Phuket FantaSea](https://www.facebook.com/eng.PhuketFantaSea/photos/a.765816666828647.1073741904.174229785987341/765816676828646/?type=1&theater "undefined") theme park in Thailand. The above image, which recently appeared on an Instagram account for Beyoncé fans “[@Beylite](http://instagram.com/p/xW-zLrpkHk/?modal=true "undefined")“, may seem like a cute family bonding moment, but it has already stirred controversy. [_The London Evening Standard_](http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/beyonce-and-jayz-blasted-by-wildlife-expert-for-treating-baby-tiger-as-plaything-9961126.html "undefined")reports Jan Schmidt-Burbach, a wildlife expert for animal welfare charity World Animal Protection, argues, “A tiger is not a plaything,” so animals’ “health and well-being should not be sacrificed for a photo opportunity.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3656727/beyonce-and-blue-ivy-with-tiger/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3656727/beyonce-and-blue-ivy-with-tiger/"},"headline":"Looks Like Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Got to Hang Out With a Tiger Cub","datePublished":"2015-01-06T23:53:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:45.472Z","description":"And animal rights advocates are not happy with the photo","url":"https://time.com/3656727/beyonce-and-blue-ivy-with-tiger/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","celebrities","Thailand","Beyonce","Jay-z","Beyonce Knowles","Tigers","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3656727/beyonce-and-blue-ivy-with-tiger/","name":"Looks Like Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Got to Hang Out With a Tiger Cub"}}]}] ```