Zoo welcomes two tigers
The Edmonton Zoo has two new animals. They are tigers.
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Meet the cubs
Amba and Taiga are tiger cubs (young tigers). Amba is 4 months old. Taiga is 7 months old.
The cubs were born at a zoo in Montreal. They live at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton now.
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The cubs like to explore their new home. They like to run outside in the snow. They have lots of toys to play with.
Cubs are Amur tigers
- Amur tigers are often called Siberian tigers.
- Amur tigers are the largest cats in the world.
- They can grow up to 3.5 metres (11½ feet) long.
- They can weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds).
- There are 330 to 370 Amur tigers in the wild. Most are in the Russian Far East.
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