Siberian tiger cubs flourish in Chinese breeding centers

A breeder feeds a Siberian tiger cub at the Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Park in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Liu Youlin/For chinadaily.com.cn]

"Their mothers - three young tigers, have no experience of nursing cubs, so the breeders took on the task of feeding the cubs," said Zang Yingying, a breeder at the park. "The cubs' body temperature dropped rapidly as their mothers did not take care of them after giving birth, so they had to be sent to the incubators."