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Toronto Zoo tiger is killed by her breeding partner

The world’s dwindling population of Sumatran tigers has shrunk even further after one of a pair that Toronto Zoo staff hoped would mate ended up killing the other. Zookeepers rushed to save Brytne, a 13-year-old female tiger, after [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Taronga Zoo debuts tiger triplets

Three Sumatran tiger cubs born at Sydney's Taronga Zoo have made their first public appearance. The cubs — two male and one female — were born on August 20 to first-time mother Jumilah and father Satu. The zoo's chief [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

4 Rare Sumatran Tigers Born at Oklahoma City Zoo

The Oklahoma City Zoo is home to a litter of four Sumatran tiger cubs, which are considered an endangered species. Zoo officials say the one male and three females were born to parents Suriya and Raguno on July 9.The females are named Lee [...]

Posted On : Oct, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Tiger cubs unveiled at Winnipeg zoo

Visitors to the Assiniboine Park Zoo on Monday got to take in a special sight. Two Siberian tiger cubs, born on July 29 at the zoo, were on the prowl, making their first public appearance. "At eight weeks these guys were about seven [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Los Angeles Zoo Tiger Cub Passes Away

The Los Angeles Zoo is saddened to announce that one of the three tiger cubs born on August 6 has passed away. Zoo staff discovered the deceased cub on Monday, September 12, 2011. A necropsy indicated the cub sustained head trauma but vet [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Tiger in "love triangle" kills mate at Texas zoo

Three-year-old Malayan tiger Seri killed 6-year-old Wzui at about 4 p.m. on Thursday in an enclosure at El Paso Zoo, zoo spokeswoman Karla Martinez said on Friday, As soon as the incident was reported, zookeepers closed the tiger exhibit [...]

Posted On : Sep, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Tiger Dies At Binghamton Zoo

On Wednesday, the Zoo's Executive Director Sheila Green says Misha was walking around the exhibit as normal, then went to take a nap and never woke up. Green says she thinks it may be due to kidney problems since those types of medica [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Zoo gets 3 more white tiger cubs

Eight-year-old Anu, the white tigress in Vandalur zoo, gave birth to three cubs late Thursday night. Now, the total number of white tigers at the Arignar Anna zoological park in Vanadalur has gone up to ten. Officials said that CCTVs [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Pair of Siberian tiger cubs born into zoo family

`THERE were two noteworthy births in Winnipeg on Friday, but they aren't the type of babies you diaper. Two Siberian tiger cubs were born in the early hours at the Assiniboine Park Zoo. The cubs, each weighing an estimated two to thr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

University adopts 2 Lahore Zoo tigers

Punjab University Department of Zoology has adopted two tigers of Lahore Zoo namely Sam and Mohni for a year here on Tuesday. Punjab University Vice Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran was the chief guest while PU Registrar Prof Dr Muhammad Akht [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

MS Dhoni adopts tiger in Mysore zoo

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been associated with the 'Save the Tiger' campaign, has backed his words with adopting a tiger in the Mysore Zoo for a period of one year starting Wednesday. Dhoni gave a cheque [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

National Zoo adds new female tiger from San Diego, plans to ...

The National Zoo has added a new 2½-year-old Sumatran tiger from the San Diego Safari Park to help diversify the population of the endangered cats. The zoo said Wednesday that the female named Damai left quarantine an [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

3 tiger cubs born at Palm Beach Zoo

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Palm Beach Zoo has three new baby tigers. Zoo officials say a Malayan tiger named Berapi gave birth to the cubs late Thursday. Palm Beach Zoo President and CEO Terry Maple says it's just the second Malayan [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Teen likely provoked tiger in fatal mauling

A female Siberian tiger killed in a hail of police gunfire after fatally mauling a teenager at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas Day 2007 likely was provoked into leaping and clawing out of its enclosure, a federal investigator said in [...]