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Pair of rare Amur tiger cubs debuting at Minnesota Zoo are raising hopes for the endangered species

Sep. 12, 2024 06:36 AM EDT

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — A pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving an endangered species that's native to far eastern Russia and northern China. Andrei and Amaliya got to venture outside and feel the grass of...

Tiger bites handler at Australian amusement park

Sep. 02, 2024 00:47 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A tiger bit an animal handler on the arm Monday at an Australian amusement park, officials said. The woman was taken by ambulance from Dreamworld in Coomera in Queensland state to the Gold Coast University Hospital in stable condition, Queensland...

2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany's Cologne Zoo

Jul. 18, 2024 21:04 PM EDT

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Two Amur tiger cubs had their first public outing Thursday at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that have sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats. The cubs — a female named Tochka and a male named Timur — were born in mid-April...