Love at First Bite: Tiger Kills His Mate on Debut Date Love at First Bite: Tiger Kills His Mate on Debut Date Comments Off on Love at First Bite: Tiger Kills His Mate on Debut Date RHINELAND, Germany — A tiger in a German zoo attacked and killed a tigress on Jan. 29 after they were introduced to his cage in a hope that they would have cubs. Neuwied Zoo in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany had earlier announced that their male tiger named Ivo would finally get a companion named Kimberly from Magdeburg Zoo also in Germany. She already had a cub with another tiger in Magdeburg Zoo, and it was hoped that she and Ivo would reproduce and get cubs as well. Ivo on the other hand has been lonely for quite some time.