21:15, 12-Feb-2018
Endangered Tiger: Guizhou's zoo welcomes 1st South China tiger cub after 40 years
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The Guizhou Forest Wildlife Zoo has welcomed its first South China tiger cub after 40 years. The South China tiger is ranked in the top ten most endangered species in the world.
The baby tiger is female and weighs 750 grams. The cub was born two days ago and was delivered by a six-year-old tiger named Meng-Meng. The mother rejected raising the tiger cub, so the zookeepers have stepped in.
The baby is relatively small and weak in comparison to a normal tiger cub. A smooth birth is only the first step for the cub. She has to adapt to the artificial feeding method within fifteen to 27 days.
After a month, the cub has to get used to a diet change. She will then wean off milk when she is three months old. Guizhou is the last place where a wild South China tiger was spotted in the mid-1960s.