I don't need much of an excuse to post about big cats. I love them!Tigers, Lions, Cheetahs, Snow Leopards from different places around the world are all here.
The zoo said five-year-old Sumatran tiger Melati had given birth
to triplets, a little more than a year after the endangered tiger lost a
three-week-old cub.
London Zoo said the three cubs — whose sexes are not yet known —
all arrived within an hour of each other early on February 3.
The cubs' first moments were captured on hidden cameras and
zookeepers are monitoring the three around the clock.
Teague Stubbington, a zookeeper, said the cubs had hit several
milestones including opening their eyes and taking tentative first steps, and
that their personalities were starting to emerge.
Stubbington revealed that one had earned the nickname “Trouble”
for being first to explore its den and also for waking up the other two
cubs.
Sumatran tigers are listed as critically endangered on the
International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened
Animals.
With
thanks to The
Australian
Top
picture credit: Radio
Netherlands (it is not Melati)
Related post: Swimming Tigers at Australia Zoo
The tigers at the Australia Zoo are Sumatran Tigers.
See also The Sumatran Tiger
Apparently it is not unusual for a tigress to have twins or triplets. Sadly it is not unusual for some to die.
This picture from UFOHunter.
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