One man and his tiger:

One man and his tiger: Indonesian man forms unbreakable bond with 27-stone feline Mulan 

By Anthony Bond

PUBLISHED: 00:39 GMT, 2 December 2012 | UPDATED: 00:39 GMT, 2 December 2012

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It is quite common for people to form close and loving friendships with animals.

But it is quite a different matter when that animal is a 27-stone tiger with a fondness for fighting.

Abdullah Sholeh, 31 has formed an unbreakable bond with four-year-old feline Mulan. 

Close: Abdullah Sholeh, 31 has formed an unbreakable bond with four-year-old feline Mulan

Friends: Mr Sholeh regularly sleeps, plays and fights with the enormous tiger

He regularly sleeps, plays and fights with the enormous tiger. 

The pair spend every day together after Mr Sholeh helped raise her from a three-month-old cub in Malang, Indonesia. 

He now cares for her full-time for owner Noer Mohammaed Sholeh - and has become affectionately known as the tiger nanny. 

The pair are so inseparable, Mr Sholeh often shuns his own bed to sleep alongside the big cat in a rickety outhouse. 

Unbreakable: The pair spend every day together after Mr Sholeh helped raise her from a three-month-old cub in Malang, Indonesia Bond: Mr Sholeh now cares for the tiger full-time for owner Noer Mohammaed Sholeh - and has become affectionately known as the tiger nanny And Bengal Mulan is even known to 'mock attack', hug and kiss her companion when they play in the garden behind their home. However, despite the playfighting, Mulan clearly doesn't appreciate her strength. As one picture shows, Mr Sholeh was left with a bruised and bloodshot eye after being caught by one of Mulan's paws. Hurt: Mr Sholeh is pictured with an injured eye after being caught by Mulan's paw while play fighting Playful: Bengal Mulan is even known to 'mock attack', hug and kiss her companion when they play in the garden behind their home