Meet Our Tiger Cubs
Cub Feeding and Keeper Interaction Times
Beginning Thursday, May 9
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily
Kali was born April 17. Her parents are Jaya and Malosi.
She is only the third Sumatran tiger born in North America this year. There are 74 Sumatran tigers in North American zoos, and an estimated 300 left in their native habitat on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.
Berani and Dumai
Berani (pronounced burr-rani) and Dumai (pronounced doo-my) live together at the Asian Forest Sanctuary. The cubs, born within days of one another in August, 2012, are learning tiger behaviors and socializing with one another as they grow. Berani the Malayan tiger cub arrived at the Zoo in October to be hand-reared with Dumai, our Sumatran tiger cub born to parents Jaya and Melosi.
Dumai (L) and Berani (R), below
More photos & videos
April 17................Newborn female cub
March 8.............. Berani Rejoins Dumai
Feb 22..................Cubs at 6-Months
Jan 11..................The Cubs Explore the
Great Outdoors
Nov 26.................Growing Tiger Cubs
Nov 13.................Cubs at 11-Weeks
Oct 30 video.........Zoo Boo Treats
Oct 15................. Dumai and Berani
March 8.............. Berani Rejoins Dumai
Feb 22..................Cubs at 6-Months
Jan 11..................The Cubs Explore the
Great Outdoors
Nov 26.................Growing Tiger Cubs
Nov 13.................Cubs at 11-Weeks
Oct 30 video.........Zoo Boo Treats
Oct 15................. Dumai and Berani
Berani & Dumai Differences
Malayan tigers are a bit bigger, lighter in color and lankier in body formation. They are native to the tropical forests of Peninsular Malaysia. The Tiger Conservation Campaign estimates that fewer than 500 remain in the wild.
Sumatran tigers are the smallest subspecies of tiger. Their fur is a darker orange than that of Malayans. They are also the only remaining tiger subspecies that lives on an island. They are critically endangered, and as few as 300 live in the wild.