The Indianapolis Zoo is celebrating the birth of three baby tiger cubs. Zookeepers are hand-raising the cubs, which they will bottle-feed for 12 weeks. More details
The zoo shared photos Wednesday of the new additions, who were born to Zoya, an Amur tiger.The zoo says the two boys and one girl were born May 27 and weighed around two pounds each.Zookeepers are hand-raising the cubs, which they will bottle-feed for 12 weeks.
"With fewer than 100 Amur tigers in zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, our cubs are important to maintaining a healthy genetic and sustainable population," the zoo shared."In the wild, habitat loss, human-tiger conflict, and poaching are leading to declines in Amur tiger populations."They are slated to make their public debut in September.
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