UPDATE on the Cameron Park Zoo's Tiger Twins!
December 16, 2011
Who could forget the first photos of Cameron Park Zoo's Sumantran tiger twins? You can find their baby pictures right HERE.
Indah, the female and Bugara, the male have been getting more and more adept at navigating the territory within their habitat since they first began to go out for short periods of 1-2 hours in late October. They continue to be full of life, play and spunk and are a delight to visitors and keepers alike.
Sumantran tigers are a species that inhabit the Indonesian island of Sumantra. They were declared critically endangered by the IUCN in 2008. Their total population in the wild is projected to be as low as under 300. That is why healthy cubs like this and zoo breeding programs are so important to their preservation.
The Sumatran tiger is the smallest of the tiger subspecies whereas the Siberian tiger is the largest.
Photo Credits: Cameron Park Zoo
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