3 New Tigers Introduced at Longleat
Longleat Safari Park is delighted to announce another great reason to visit - three Amur (Siberian) tigers, who have been in quarantine for the last six, months have recently been released into their enclosure at Longleat.
The three young female tigers, Shouri, Soundari and Svetli came from Mulhouse Zoo in eastern France where they were born almost 2 years ago. The tigers are part of a European breeding programme and it is hoped that they will form a breeding group in a new collection- which is where Longleat Safari Park stepped in.
The Amur tiger is the largest of all the big cats and is native to far eastern Asia. It is listed as critically endangered with only 200/300 or so still living in the wild. The female can weigh up to 160kg (350lb), roughly equivalent to two 12-stone men!
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