Three rare Sumatran tiger cubs born
INDONESIA: A critically endangered Sumatran tiger has given birth to
three cubs at an Indonesian zoo, a veterinarian at the facility said
Wednesday.
“She gave birth naturally, without human intervention. The three cubs
are all healthy. Two are male, while we haven’t been able to get close
to the other to identify it,” Suci Terawan, a vet at Medan Zoo in
northern Sumatra, told AFP.
The 13-year-old Sumatran tiger named Manis, or Sweetie in English,
gave birth to the cubs on October 18, just over a year after she
successfully bore three male cubs, Terawan said.
“This is our latest contribution in conserving the critically
endangered species,” he said, adding that the zoo now has six cubs, and
two male and one female adult.
AFP
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