Virgin tiger from China can’t find a mate because of his love for mud (3 photos + video)

Ermaitai the tiger is only 8 years old, but in human terms, he’s already around forty. Ever since he was a cub, he has loved mud baths—a habit that has kept him a bachelor to this day. Zookeepers wash him regularly, of course, but by evening, he’s back to being a walking mess of mud.

Once, a female tiger even let him get close to her, and everyone thought a union was on the horizon—but the romance didn’t last; the tigress dumped her stinky boyfriend. Despite his lackluster love life, the tiger has become a star: tourists travel from all over the country just to catch a glimpse of this whiskered, mud-loving fellow.