They stay on the island for quite some time, until one day, Pi discovers human teeth in a tree’s fruit. Along their journey, they encounter an island in the middle of the ocean that appears to be made up entirely of vegetation. He also finds and feeds the tiger, and begins trying to train him. He survives on canned water, emergency rations, and fish that he catches. Pi ends up remaining at the front of the boat, out of the reach of the tiger. As Pi peaks over the side, the tiger, whom he names Richard Parker, attacks and kills the hyena. After the storm subdues, the hyena kills both the orangutan and the zebra, eating them. In addition to the tiger in the lifeboat, there is also an orangutan, hyena, and zebra. Pi quickly realizes his mistake in bringing a wild animal aboard and jumps into the ocean to avoid being eaten. Pi finds a lifeboat in the ocean and climbs aboard, but noticing a drowning tiger and makes his way over to him. The cargo ship is caught in a storm on their travels, and it begins to sink.
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