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Tiger cubs born
Hooray! On June 15, 2023, four Amur tiger cubs were born at AquaZoo. This is the first time AquaZoo has welcomed young tiger cubs. So far, both cubs and mother are doing super well. Will you come for a maternity visit soon?
Endangered species
The Amur tiger, which lives in the Amur River region between China and Siberia, is critically endangered. Only a few hundred Amur tigers still live in the wild. Humans are the biggest threat; they are widely hunted by poachers. In addition, the habitat is shrinking due to forest fires and logging. This is why European zoos have a management program to preserve this species and ensure a healthy population in the parks.
2022 - Brand new enclosure
AquaZoo was allowed to welcome the two adult tigers from the management program last year into the enclosure, opened last year, of more than five thousand square meters, consisting of caves, hills, climbing trees and a watercourse! A fine place where the cubs can grow up and romp with each other.
2024 - Coffin training
Soon the time will come and one by one the tiger cubs will move to other zoos within Europe. Therefore, we are currently working hard on crate training to make the move as easy as possible. Keep an eye on this page for the latest updates!
2025 - Sungari moved to Vienna
feb. 13, 2025 - The first of the four Amur tigers, the female Sungari, has left for a zoo in Vienna, Austria. This is an important milestone because tigers in the wild become independent around this age. Her move is part of a European management program that monitors genetic diversity and contributes to a healthy reserve population.
2025 - Zeya moved to Zurich
feb. 19, 2025 - In addition to Sungari's relocation, female Zeya has now also moved. Zeya has moved to a zoo in Zurich, Switzerland. Here she will join an Amur tiger male, with the hope that she will provide offspring in the future.
Watch the first videos of the tiger cubs
Keep an eye on this page as we will be sharing more videos of the young tiger cubs in the near future!
Want to know more?
The tiger cubs were born on June 15.
Four healthy little tigers were born.
Usually a litter of young tigers consists of two to three animals, so four is very special!
The zookeepers see that the mother is taking very good care of the cubs, so of course we are very happy about that.
Yes, after the second medical check, we can say with certainty that there are two boys and two girls.
After our call for input on the names for the cubs, there was a massive response. From this, the following names were chosen: Amazar & Argun for the boys and Zeya & Sungari for the girls.
Check out here the video!
Yes, young tigers are blind for about the first ten days after birth.
The little tigers are given mother's milk and after about two months they also get some solid food. When they are five to six months old, they eat with their mother.
Tigers in general can swim very well. There have been cases of tiger cubs being able to swim as early as 10 weeks of age. Ultimately, it is up to the mother animal to gently introduce the cubs to water.
They stay with their mother until they are 2 to 3 years old. After that, tigers, even in nature, go their own way more often.