- Title: TURKEY: NEW TIGER CUBS AT IZMIR ZOO
- Date: 18th March 2004
- Summary: (L!3) IZMIR, TURKEY (MARCH 15, 2004) (REUTERS) CHILDREN AROUND THE CAGE WIDE OF CAVE, CLOSE UP BABY TIGERS SLEEPING (3 SHOTS) TIGER PROWLING IN CAGE (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) ZOO OFFICIAL, CAGLAYAN OZUSOY SAYING: 'During their adaptation period nowadays, they are a bit shy, we cannot get too close to them, therefore we cannot take too much care of them, we are trying to keep them in a calm environment. In a week time or so they will probably be adaptated' BV PEOPLE LOOKING THROUGH BARS AT TIGERS TIGER CUB WALKING ALONG PEOPLE WATCHING TIGER CUBS CLOSE UP TWO TIGER CUBS SLEEPING
- Embargoed: 2nd April 2004 13:00
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- Location: IZMIR, TURKEY
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- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Environment
- Reuters ID: LVA9H29GR1FLLJFJD9O3NNKWKZP6
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- Story Text: Turkey's Izmir Zoo welcomes two new bouncing baby tigers to the family.
The baby tigers were born in the southeastern city of Gaziantep and had been given to the zoo after the owner decided he could not give them adquate care.
The owner had been taking care of the cubs' parents in the southeastern city of Gaziantep.
But now without them around, the baby tigers are having to adapt to their new environment and new family.
'During their adaptation period nowadays, they are a bit shy, we cannot get too close to them, therefore we cannot take too much care of them, we are trying to keep them in a calm environment. In a week time or so they will probably be adaptated' says the zoo official Caglayan Ozusoy. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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