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SEE IT: Escaped tiger weaves through traffic on busy Qatar highway - This is just gr-r-reat.

A tiger cub was spotted weaving through traffic on a busy Doha, Qatar highway on Tuesday.

It is unclear where the tiger came from, but several photos show a man in white robes holding the animal by a chain once he was captured.

Sultan Al-Qassemi wrote on Twitter, "This obsession of keeping wild animals by rich kids in the Gulf has gone too far."

It is illegal to keep a tiger as a pet in Qatar and social media users were quick to point out the owner would be in trouble once images started surfacing.

@jassimalrumaihi Only in Doha! haha

— Qatar For Life (@QatarForLife) March 8, 2016

Did you miss me? pic.twitter.com/ws0OypnS36

— Doha Tiger (@DohaTiger) March 8, 2016

@DohaTiger big fan! :) paws up...sorry..thumbs up! pic.twitter.com/33An3aVbLK

— OAS PHOTOGRAPHY (@oasphotography) March 8, 2016

The interior ministry said they are investigating the incident.

"We assure everyone that the authorities are following what has been circulating (on social media) regarding a tiger being seen in specific areas of the country," the organization tweeted.

After videos and images of the tiger's appearance started circulating, a spoof Twitter account "Doha Tiger" was posting about the incident.

The account was originally created back in 2010.

The first tweet from the tiger read, "Yeah folks I am back."

"I was looking for a snack," Doha Tiger tweeted along with an image of the animal peeking underneath a truck.

The account also retweeted an image of "Tony the Tiger" — the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes spokestiger — with the text, "big fan! paws up...sorry...thumbs up!"