Tiger Cubs 2

Both of the new 2 month old Amur aka Siberian Tiger brothers that have just recently been put on exhibit at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium here in Ohio.

The Amur tiger cubs were born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on June 28 and 29, 2012. The cubs weighed just two to three pounds at birth. Since one of the cubs did not nurse for an extended period and appeared to be weakening, the decision was made to remove both cubs for hand rearing. The cubs are being raised together for companionship and socialization.

These cubs are the first for five-year-old female, Mara, and nine-year-old male, Foli. They are the first Amur tigers ever born at the Columbus Zoo; the last birth of any tiger subspecies at the Columbus Zoo occurred in 1990.

I stood in line for 45 minutes to see them. I was cooked by the sun, went temporarily deaf in one ear from the god awful screaming of a 1 year old brat, and had my feet stepped on countless times by some ungrateful children!

... But it was worth it to see these two beautiful new additions to an endangered species...

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