Wednesday 31 December 2014

Rare Sumatran tiger eats her cubs in Jerusalem zoo

FLORA AND FAUNA
Rare Sumatran tiger eats her cubs in Jerusalem zoo
Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 29, 2014 - A rare Sumatran tiger in the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has killed and eaten her two five-week-old cubs in a blow to its captive breeding programme, its chief vet said Monday. The mother tiger, named Hana, had given birth to three cubs after being mated with a tiger from Germany called Avigdor, Nili Avni-Magen told AFP. "One cub died shortly after birth but the other two were in good health. ... more


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