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Peoria Zoo Breeds More Tigers for Cage Life

The Peoria Zoo announced the birth of four new tiger cubs born June 24, 2012. The father Vaska and mother Kyra were just recently introduced and obviously are a compatible couple. Vaska  is eleven years old and came from the Minnesota Zoo where his brother also sired a litter of two cubs but unfortunately only…

Chinas Heilongjiang Siberian Tiger Park

When a duck came to lunch with a tiger, and found out that his favorite dish wasn’t fruit and fiber By EMMA CLARK PUBLISHED: 14:44 EST, 3 August 2012 | UPDATED: 15:30 EST, 3 August 2012 Patience isn’t something they teach at China’s Heilongjiang Siberian Tiger Park, where dozens of hungry eyes frantically watch visitors as dinner time approaches. An…

Zoo Says Handraised Tigers Suffer 50 Percent Mortality Rate

Zoo Says Handraised Tigers Suffer 50 Percent Mortality Rate View Slideshow COLUMBUS ZOO AND AQUARIUMThe Amur tiger cubs were taken from their mother in part because of the storm-caused power failure. Two newborn tiger cubs are struggling to survive at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after being taken from their mother because of their precarious…