Your morning adorable: Siberian tiger cubs at the Leipzig Zoo
These Siberian tiger cubs were born at Germany's Leipzig Zoo on March 2.
Siberian tigers (also called Amur tigers) are native to eastern Russia and parts of China and North Korea, where their wild population is thought to number only about 400 to 500 animals.
There were once eight tiger subspecies; three (the Caspian tiger, Javan tiger and Bali tiger) became extinct during the 20th century. The remaining five are all considered endangered; the rarest of these, the South China tiger, hasn't been spotted in the wild in more than 25 years. There are thought to be fewer than 20 South China tigers left in the world.
The Siberian tiger is the largest of the tiger subspecies. These little guys will stay with their mother until they're 2 or 3 years old.
More photos after the jump!
-- Lindsay Barnett
Photos: Sebastian Willnow / AFP/Getty Images
I REALLY WOUNLD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO TELL ONE TIGER FROM ANOTHER. IS IT THERE BODY SIZE THERE STRIPES. HELP ME OUT.HOW DO YOU SIBERIAN TIGERS FROM BENGAL OR SUMATRAN. I WOUNLD RALLY LIKE TO KNOW THE TO THIS QUESTION.
Posted by: CINDY ANDERSON | September 27, 2009 at 03:40 PM
u better take good care of them
Posted by: trish | September 30, 2009 at 09:23 AM
they are soooooooooo cute i just llllooooovvvveeee TIGERS!!!!
Posted by: Emilia | April 08, 2010 at 02:54 PM
I WANT ONE THEY R JUST ADORABLE :O)
Posted by: Emilia | April 08, 2010 at 02:57 PM
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Posted by: aaliyah | September 23, 2010 at 11:12 AM
I JUST LOVE TIGERS. THEY ARE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL. THOUGH I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE ZOO AND IF I HAVE I DON'T REMEMBER IT AT ALL! ANY WAY I LOVE TIGERS!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY BABIES THEY ARE JUST SO CUTE!!!!
Posted by: Rachel Hart | December 14, 2010 at 09:01 AM
Aw ! Theese are adorrible =) How old r they
Posted by: Rebecca | March 17, 2011 at 07:22 AM