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Sumatran Tiger Cubs
Kirana had the three cubs on October 21 and they are all doing extremely well. the image above shows two of them.
There are only believed to be around 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild as they are often poached for traditional medicine.
Tim Rowlands, the zoo's Curator of Mammals, said: "Sumatran tigers can only be found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are one of the rarest big cat species in the world.
"It's estimated that there are just a few hundred left in the wild and only around 7% of their original habitat remains, which is why these triplets are so, so important.
"To think they're now part of a safety net in case wild populations go extinct is pretty remarkable and quite humbling.
Thank you for looking in.
Kirana had the three cubs on October 21 and they are all doing extremely well. the image above shows two of them.
There are only believed to be around 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild as they are often poached for traditional medicine.
Tim Rowlands, the zoo's Curator of Mammals, said: "Sumatran tigers can only be found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are one of the rarest big cat species in the world.
"It's estimated that there are just a few hundred left in the wild and only around 7% of their original habitat remains, which is why these triplets are so, so important.
"To think they're now part of a safety net in case wild populations go extinct is pretty remarkable and quite humbling.
Thank you for looking in.
Image size
2430x3645px 8.07 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D3X
Shutter Speed
1/320 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
300 mm
ISO Speed
1000
Date Taken
Dec 6, 2011, 3:17:55 PM
© 2011 - 2024 Haywood-Photography
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Great image mate! It was so dark! so to get this is really good 
I love their piercing blue eyes and they are already starting with the play fights by the look of it, so once we get a bit of sun and the three of them start coming out, we should have a good laugh at their antics
I love their piercing blue eyes and they are already starting with the play fights by the look of it, so once we get a bit of sun and the three of them start coming out, we should have a good laugh at their antics