Just over a year after four of the striped and gorgeous newborn animals, among them a rare white tiger, graced the grounds of Cuba’s National Zoo in Havana, zookeepers announced on Friday that another rare Bengal tiger cub had been born there.
All of the cubs were born after 20 years of unsuccessful attempts to breed the endangered cats.
Fiona and her partner Garfield gave birth to all of the cubs.
Sadly, the baby cub is the only survivor of a litter of four cubs who were born two weeks ago; his siblings died as a result of severe neurological issues.
The unnamed newbie, who was born underweight, is being cared for at the zoo’s artificial breeding section and is said to be “frisky.”
“The cub’s birth was joyful. As she stroked the tiny cat, 21-year-old Maria Karla Gutierrez, one of its caregivers, said, “It was very small and we have been feeding it milk and caring for it in various ways.
The woods of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal previously housed thousands of Bengal tigers, who are distinguished by their orange coats. However, according to wildlife specialists, their population has fallen to roughly 2,500. Deforestation, overhunting, and poaching have all had an impact.
