I wanted to share this with everyone. They are so cute!
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"Cameron Park Zoo is proud to announce the birth of two Sumatran tiger cubs, one female and one male. The female was born at 1:30 pm on August 15th and the male was born at 3:30 am on August 16th. This was the first pregnancy and birth for Maharani, the mother tiger, and unfortunately she rejected the cubs immediately after their births. Zoo staff members were standing by and were able to take over the care of the cubs, which are now being hand-reared in the zoo’s veterinary facility.
Because of their rocky start in life the cubs have been under 24 hour a day critical care and they are currently thriving. The female weighed 1 lb. 13 oz. at birth and the male weighed 2 lbs. 5oz. Today the female weighs 9 lbs 9 oz and the male weighs 12 lbs.
Since the cubs are too young to be on display at this point, they will continue to reside in the veterinary facility and the Zoo will post daily photos and videos on the Cameron Park Zoo website and Facebook page. Zoo staff members will begin allowing the cubs to spend supervised time on exhibit when they judge them to strong enough to negotiate the terrain of the Tiger exhibit.
The public will be able to name the cubs via a naming contest. Zoo visitors can vote for cub names with cash in the Zootique or online by clicking here. Proceeds from the naming contest will go to the Cameron Park Zoo Conservation Fund that contributes to the conservation of endangered species worldwide."
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