Life of Pi

Why was the Tiger given the name Richard Parker?

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When Richard Parker is at the zoo, Pi's father had papers of the man who captured the tiger, whose name was Richard Parker. The tiger's original name was Thirsty. When Pi's father was creating the papers , he made a mistake by switching the names. So now the tiger is named Richard Parker, and the hunter is named Thirsty.