 Item No. SCP-247 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-247 is kept in an enclosure of at least 20 by 40 meters, furnished based on the plans provided by the ██████ Zoo and offset from the rest of the site ██████ by at least 50 meters in order to mitigate its psychic effect. As per current containment procedures for SCP-148, it is used in the containment of other SCPs to be avoided if at all possible. Item No. 5 SCP-247 is to be fed 18kg of fresh meat on a tri-weekly basis. Feeding occurs in a separate enclosure. Cleaning staff should enter the enclosure only during designated feeding times. No other access in the enclosure is allowed. The footage resulting from any violation of this order is to be archived for use in training and de-cleaning and monitoring staff of SCP-247. In case of a containment breach, the entire wing must be evacuated and all live footage of the incident heavily censored. The area SCP-247 occupies will be sealed off and gassed, followed by the return of SCP-247 to containment. If for any reason this should become impossible, a retrieval team will be sent in armed with heavy tranquilizer rifles. Retrieval team agents must be specially selected for high reflexes, excellent marksmanship, unquestioning obedience, and low empathy scores. Description SCP-247 is a Bengal Tiger, Pantera Tigerus Tigris, adult female, which to all observers appears to be a harmless cat, Phyllis Catus, juvenile female, with an orange and black striped coat resembling that of a tiger. Remote feeds and still photos also show disillusion, although it is unknown whether the photo itself is affected or merely the observer. SCP-247's true nature has been confirmed by announces a weight, water displacement, and dental molds made from bite marks. It is unknown exactly how SCP-247 generates disillusion. There are two components to the illusion. First, a memetic effect that changes the perceived image of SCP-247 to that of a kitten, and second, a second component which radiates outward from the subject, diminishing according to the inverse square law and reaching half strength at ██ meters. Any sentient being within this field comes under the impression that SCP-247 is completely harmless, regardless of prior knowledge or experience. Files in this field also show extreme reluctance to harm or allow others to harm SCP-247, even while being actively harmed by the subject. This psychic field can be blocked with SCP-148, or avoided by striking from well outside its effective range. The memetic effect is not blocked by SCP-148. As of yet, no one has been able to see SCP-247 as anything but a small striped cat. Typically, SCP-247 will begin to purr or mew when approached by a human. The human will remark that this is adorable, and approach to pet the subject. This has been observed even in persons who strongly dislike cats. SCP-247 has been known to accept affection from its victims for upwards of 7 minutes before disemboweling and devouring them. Genetic analysis shows slight deviation from a typical Bengal Tiger's genotype, indicating possible contamination. All further breeding experiments require O5-level approval. The resulting hybrids have been designated SCP-247-1. See experiment log 247-A-14 for more details. Addendum 247-A A series of tests in exposing SCP-247 and the control subjects to various non-human animals. Control testing took place in an exact replica of SCP-247's enclosure. Control-A is a yellow kitten matching SCP-247's apparent size and age. Control-B is a fully grown Bengal Tiger matching SCP-247's actual weight. Experiment log 247-A-01 Date ██-██-2010 Subject A mixed breed dog, mostly terrier, a known cat chaser. Control-Test-A Subject immediately began barking and ran into control, which retreated up a nearby tree. Control-Test-B Subject cowered in the corner as far from the control as possible. Control took no notice of subject. Results Subject ran towards SCP-247 barking loudly. At approximately 5 meters away, subject slowed to a halt and became silent. At this point, SCP-247 rolled over and made a mewling sound believed to be a sign of annoyance. The subject retreated to the far corner of the enclosure with its tail between its legs. Notes That was extremely odd. Further testing recommended. Researcher ██-██-██ ██-██-05 Experiment log 247-A-02-I-II Date ██-██-2010 Test Subject A male tabby kitten with the same apparent age of SCP-247 Control-Test-A Subject played with the control in the manner expected of kittens. Control-Test-B Subject climbed the tree and attempted to hide itself from the control, seeing visible signs of terror. Results Test-I Subject approached SCP-247 and mewed. SCP-247 responded in kind and played with the tabby kitten. The resulting footage is extremely odd. At one point, SCP-247 lifts the subject, which appears to be the same size as SCP-247, with a single forepaw. While at another point, SCP-247 lifts the subject with its mouth, clearly showing that its mouth is much larger than it appears to be. The leading researcher characterized this as adorable but remarked that it gave him a headache. Due to a faulty recorder, this test had to be repeated. Results Test-I Subject approached SCP-247 as above. SCP-247 made a deep purring sound. Analogists took growl. Subject reacted as the control-test-B. Notes This seems to indicate SCP-247 has some degree of conscious control over its apparent appearance. Researcher ███████ experiment logged 247-A-03 Date ██████, 2010 Test Subject An adult male deer, a normal prey animal for a bangle tiger. Control-B and SCP-247 were not fed for three days prior to this experiment. Control-Test-A Subject grazed. Control fell asleep two minutes into the experiment. Control-Test-B Control attacked, killed, and devoured subject, which behaved normally for a deer trapped in an enclosed space with a large predator. Results Subject began grazing as in Control-Test-A. SCP-247 approached it calmly and killed it with a single bite to the neck, then proceeded to devour the subject. Test was repeated without SCP-247 being forced to fast. SCP-247 completely ignored the subject for over a day, before apparently becoming hungry and killing it, again with a single bite to the neck. Notes SCP-247 seems to prefer humans, both as food and for entertainment. Other prey animals presented to SCP-247 were all killed with a single strike. While humans are invariably allowed to pet the SCP for some time before being killed and are sometimes mauled and played with, the way a cat will play with a mouse. Furthermore, the SCP has killed every human it has had the opportunity to kill, regardless of hunger. Researcher ██████ Experiment log 247-A-08 Date ████ 2010 Test Subject An adult female chimpanzee Control Test A Subject and control ignored one another. Control Test B Subject retreated to a tree, showing some signs of unease. Control displayed some curiosity towards the subject, but did not attack. Results Subject approached SCP-247, made noises identified as signs of affection, and began to groom SCP-247. SCP-247 allowed the subject to groom if rover an hour, then messily killed it and devoured it. Notes This seems to be a typical reaction to unfamiliar prey animals. It seems to prefer to prey on apes with advanced social behavior. Experiments with gorillas and other social apes have shown similar results. Essentially, SCP-247 is a large predator that has somehow adapted to take advantage of the largest available food source, humans. We should investigate all future reports of man-eating tigers in case there are more of these things. Researcher ██████ Experiment Law 247-A-12 Date ██████ 2010 Test Subject An adult female grizzly bear Control Test A Control fled up a tree in terror. Subject ignored it. Control Test B Subject and control acted nervously and gave one another as large a birth as possible. Notes Initially, Subject and SCP-247 ignored one another. At one point, Subject came very close to SCP-247, resulting in SCP-247 giving a warning growl. Subject responded with hostility. Test aborted through the possible harm to SCP-247. Subject tranquilized by Foundation personnel and subsequently killed by SCP-247. Notes Future tests involving animals potentially capable of killing or injuring a bangle tiger are canceled. Researcher ██████ Experiment Law 247-A-13 Date ██████ 2010 Test Subject An adult female bangle tiger Control Test A Control fled up a tree in terror. Subject ignored it. Control Test B Subject and control greeted one another, established the order of social dominance, then both fell asleep. Results Identical to Control Test B Notes Interestingly, SCP-247 was the beta animal in this interaction. Researcher ██████ Experiment Log 247-A-14 Date ████ 2010 Test Subject An adult male bangle tiger Control Test A Control fled up a tree in terror. Subject ignored it. Control Test B Omitted Record of normal bangle tiger mating behavior substituted. Results As expected based on Control B ██████ Notes Researcher ████ has been removed from this project for lack of security in his experiments, although in light of his injuries, further disciplinary measures have been deemed unnecessary. The scenes that have benefited from the form of Hybrid Vigor has been designated SCP-247-1. Considering that SCP-247 is likely to have bred naturally in the wild, Mobile Task Force Iota-5, Tiger Bay, has been formed and assigned to hunt down and contain or destroy all incidences of the Hybrid SCP-247-1. O5-█████