After a Nine Year Wait, the Toledo Zoo Welcomes Two 'Wonderful' Tiger Cubs

Photo: The Toledo Zoo

The Toledo Zoorecently welcomed two new members to its animal family.

On Monday, the Ohio zooannounced on social mediathat two Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, were born at the facility this year. The endangered tiger cubs — one male and one female — were born to first-time mom Talya and dad Titan on March 19,reports 13ABC.

According to the outlet, the adorable new arrivals are the first tiger cubs to live at the zoo in nine years.

“I’m so proud of the zoo’s animal caretakers and veterinary staff for their hard work in making the birth of these two cubs possible,” Jeff Sailer, the Toledo Zoo’s president and CEO, shared in the zoo’s Facebook announcement. “I cannot wait for all of you in our community to get the chance to see these wonderful new tiger cubs. There are so few tigers left in the world that the birth of these cubs is a great benefit to the population of these endangered species.”

“The two cubs are so different, the male is calm and relaxed whenever we have interactions with him, but the female, woo, let me tell you … she is a bundle of energy, you would think she is a 400-pound tiger right now, and she is the size of a football,” Michael Frushour, the curator of mammals for the Toledo Zoo, told the outlet.

source: people.com