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CAT TALES ZOOLOGICAL PARK
Siberian tiger's weight Malenky was born in the same litter as Koshka on November 24th, 2007. We knew we found the perfect name for her when we came across Malenky, which means 'tiny' in Russian. After all, she's the smallest of the litter at only 300 pounds! Her sweet personality is a perfect mimic of her mother's, making Malenky a staff and student favorite. Though Siberian tigers are solitary creatures, she does love her fair share of attention. Be it from guests, staff and students, or even from her next door neighbor and sister Sestra when Malenky gets her to pay attention. The birth of Malenky and her siblings was a choice to raise morale in students and staff after the natural losses of many of our older cats. We anticipated only two tiger cubs from Delilah and Sampson, and so when four were born we were in shock! With our expectations doubled, we took in and kept all four tiger cubs and have since seen the joy and fascination on our guests and students faces ever since.  *This image is copyright of its original author When we first received Delilah and Sampson, they came from a private sector owner facing eviction, and brought two cubs with them. Juliet, and Romeo. They were three years of age when they were donated to us. And while Juliet took well to the adjustments in her life, Romeo proved not to be a people person as much as his sister. He prefers to live as though he has 'selective hearing,' hearing only what he wanted to and acting aloof all for his own personal protection. Prior to being donated to Cat Tales, Romeo's former owner would use an air pistol to get him to move from the play yard back to the kennel area. This popping sound causes him high stress, to the point of refusing to respond to clicker training. Instead we reinforce his actions with repetition of 'good' and food. Romeo is not as big as his father or younger brothers, weighing 600 pounds as of maturity, having capped his weight and growth at five years of age. He lives in his own enclosure, and is a healthy, happy boy.  *This image is copyright of its original author Koshka was born in November 24, 2007 as one of a litter of four. He and his siblings (Malenky, Sestra, and Tuga) were given Russian names - but while doing research, we came across the word Koshka which translates into 'cat' or 'kitten.' Despite being 650 pounds, he definitely likes to act like a kitten, making him live up to the perfect name. In fact one of his favourite activities is the Big Cat Adventure, where he gets hand fed by guests and gets to show off a bit for them. He loves water in the summer and snow in the winter. Especially when we build him snowmen that he can knock down and play with. Though most guests come out during the summer, winter is the prime time to see these animals at their best - playing and going wild in the weather that they were instinctively born to love.  *This image is copyright of its original author Sampson was born in 1999, and came to live with us at Cat Tales in early 2007. At his prime he weighed around 750 pounds, an enormous weight even for his species, where the males tend to weigh between 400 and 675 pounds. Lifting, and carting him for transport was an adventure for the staff that had come to assist - none of us expected a cat that big! But his size was no sign of poor health. Sampson was, and remains, a healthy big cat who took to growing as a cub with enthusiasm. He considers himself to be the Big Boss of Cat Tales, being the largest of our animals. This means that even though he loves to make happy, chuffing sounds at his favorite staff members and other cats, Sampson does not like when other male tigers are brought near him or his enclosure. Accommodating him is a small feat to hear his nearly endless chuffing every single day.  *This image is copyright of its original author http://www.cattales.org/about-animals-siberian-tiger.html |
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