BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut zoo is welcoming the addition of two tiger cubs.
Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport said Monday that its 10-year-old Amur tiger, Changbai, gave birth Nov. 25 to four tiger cubs, but only two survived. The surviving female cubs were taken from Changbai when she showed no interest in taking care of them.
Staff is hand-feeding the cubs five times a day.
The zoo said one of the four cubs had been found unresponsive after birth and a second kitten died later that night.
Director Gregg Dancho said every effort is being made to help the cubs survive.
Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are very rare, zoo officials said.
