Update of the story...
A student who is auctioning her virginity to pay for a masters degree in Family and Marriage therapy has received a bid from a zookeeper who has
promised her a live tiger, reports the Telegraph.

The student, from San Diego, California insisted she was not demeaning herself and had been persuaded to offer herself to the highest bidder after her sister Avia, 23, successfully raised money for her own degree after working as a prostitute for three weeks.

Dylan, who has a degree in Women's Studies, said one bid for her virginity came from a zookeeper who offered her a live tiger in exchange for her virginity. She did not elaborate on where the zookeeper worked or how the man might fulfil his promise.

She told the New York Post that the highest cash bid in the auction had come with the condition the act be recorded on video.

"I'm still getting offers, but I'm not necessarily taking the highest bidder," said Dylan, adding that she had received attention from a wide range of men, including "weirdos", "those who get really graphically sexual about what they want to do to me" and "lots of polite requests from rich businessmen".