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August 8, 2008 |  9:59 am

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A three-month-old Amur tiger cub lounges in a chair at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

The cub, photographed Tuesday, was born on Mother's Day. Amur tigers, more commonly known as Siberian tigers, are a critically endangered species because of habitat destruction and illegal fur trade, zoo officials said.

This little cub is being hand-raised because his mother, Toma, did not bond with him. It's hard to imagine looking at him now, but he probably will grow to be about 11 feet long and weigh more than 450 pounds. 

-- Francisco Vara-Orta

Photo credit: Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press


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