German zoo showing off tiger quadruplets

July 9th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

NBC 2 News

Adoring public, meet the tiger quads.

A zoo in Braunschweig, Germany, presented the tiger quadruplets to the public today.

It’s the first time they’ve been on display since their birth in early June.

Mom Nina and dad Jelzin are very affectionate with the cubs, the keeper say.

It’s their second litter together, and they are proving once again to be the good parents they were last time.

There are no names yet for the Siberian tiger cubs, but the zoo is considering a naming contest.

Siberian tigers are the largest cats in the world.

They are believed to be extinct in their native Siberia and neighboring areas, but several hundred live in zoos.

The tigers are bred to avoid extinction as part of a species survival plan.