...Roy Horn's living in looney land.
Speaking to German broadcaster RTL, German-born Roy Horn said the tiger, called "Montecore," was trying to stop him from falling over on stage after he suffered a dizzy spell. "It was an accident. Montecore understood the signals and wanted to save me," the illusionist-animal trainer said, adding: "It was unfortunate that his teeth hit my carotid artery."{my emphasis}
It was unfortunate
that a friggin' tiger's teeth happened to connect with his cartoid
artery. The tiger's really friendly, really. He was just trying to save Roy rather than to use him as an appetizer. Uh-huh. {insert nodding of head here}