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'Tigernado' takes over social media after animals reportedly escape from Oklahoma safari, owner calls the meme 'funny as hell'

18:06, Thursday, 07 May, 2015
'Tigernado' takes over social media after animals reportedly escape from Oklahoma safari, owner calls the meme 'funny as hell'

"Tigernado" took the web by storm.

After exotic animals were reported missing from an Oklahoma safari Wednesday night following a tornado — which ultimately proved to be untrue — the real story on social media became "Tigernado," a meme that went viral faster a panther pounces prey.

The uproarious meme played off false reports of AWOL animals escaping due to a tornado that hit central Oklahoma Wednesday.

Within minutes of the news breaking, Twitter exploded with the "Tigernado" hashtag as users created posters, GIFs and even a t-shirt for the imaginary disaster. A "Tornado Tiger" parody account also popped up.

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