Six Tiger Cubs Unveiled as "Ambassadors" at Bronx Zoo
- 14 years ago
6 tiger cubs, including 3 Amur and 3 Malayan tigers, made their debut at New York's Bronx Zoo on Thursday.
Zoo keepers hope the cubs will attract more visitors to the century-old zoo.
The tigers are a rare site at the zoo, with the last litter of Amur tigers born there more than 13 years ago. Malayan cubs have never exhibited before at the zoo.
The arrival of the cubs has brought a new dynamic to the zoo's popular Tiger Mountain exhibit.
It will be the first time zoo-goers will be able to see Amur and Malayan tigers in adjacent exhibits, allowing visitors to compare size and color differences between the two subspecies.
Tigers are a critically endangered species with fewer than 3,500 remaining in the wild - only 1,000 of which are breeding females.
Most of the tigers' host countries are poor and conservation is not the top priority.
The Bronx Zoo wants the six tiger cubs to be seen as ambassadors for their species.
Zoo keepers hope the cubs will attract more visitors to the century-old zoo.
The tigers are a rare site at the zoo, with the last litter of Amur tigers born there more than 13 years ago. Malayan cubs have never exhibited before at the zoo.
The arrival of the cubs has brought a new dynamic to the zoo's popular Tiger Mountain exhibit.
It will be the first time zoo-goers will be able to see Amur and Malayan tigers in adjacent exhibits, allowing visitors to compare size and color differences between the two subspecies.
Tigers are a critically endangered species with fewer than 3,500 remaining in the wild - only 1,000 of which are breeding females.
Most of the tigers' host countries are poor and conservation is not the top priority.
The Bronx Zoo wants the six tiger cubs to be seen as ambassadors for their species.