- Title: Birth of three Bengal tiger cubs delights Peru zoo
- Date: 16th August 2019
- Summary: LIMA, PERU (AUGUST 16, 2019) (REUTERS) CUBS BEING TAKEN OUT OF BASKET VARIOUS OF ZOO OFFICIALS HOLDING CUBS VARIOUS OF CUBS ON HAY KIDS LOOKING AT CUBS GENERAL VIEW OF CUBS IN ENCLOSURE VARIOUS OF ZOO OFFICIALS WITH CUBS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ZOO OFFICIAL, GIOVANNA YEPES, SAYING: "Today, there was the presentation of three female Bengal tigers that were born in captivity on July 5. It's the result of more than a year's work with attention to sanitary conditions, monitoring food, vitamin supplements so that we could prepare the mother and father to have cubs." CUBS IN HAY CUBS BEING PUT IN BASKET GROUNDS OF ZOO
- Embargoed: 30th August 2019 21:11
- Keywords: Bengal tigers cubs birth Peru zoo Lima
- Location: LIMA, PERU
- City: LIMA, PERU
- Country: Peru
- Topics: Environment,Nature/Wildlife
- Reuters ID: LVA001ASGXSUB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Three Bengal tiger cubs made their public debut in a Lima zoo on Friday (August 16), with a rare white tiger amongst the litter.
The tigers were born on July 5 but after weeks of round-the-clock attention by vets at the zoo, they are now strong enough to be out in their enclosure for periods of time.
The cubs were born in captivity, the result of a successful breeding programme with their parents, Naisha and Kumar.
The Parque de las Leyendas zoo has launched a competition on social media to help decide names for these playful cubs.
Between 5,000-7,000 tigers live in the wild, down from 100,000 at the start of the 20th-century. Poaching, deforestation and over-hunting of their natural prey have impacted their numbers. But successful breeding programmes like the one at this Lima zoo are giving hope to the threatened species.
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