Kicker: Baby tiger surprise

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Monday was just another routine day for U.S. Border Patrol agents working in Brownsville, Texas.

Three people tried to sneak across the border from Mexico but fled when agents confronted them.

One of the three dropped a small black duffel bag. That’s when things became anything but routine.

Inside the bag, the agents found a sleeping baby tiger. The 4-month old feline appeared to be sedated.

Happy news: he’s now in good hands at a local Brownsville zoo where officials named him Niño.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

(U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP) This April 30, 2018 photo provided by U.S Customs and Border Protection shows a male tiger in a duffle bag that was seized at the border near Brownsville, Texas. 

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