Tiger Cubs are born at Paignton Zoo - February 2009

Paignton Zoos rare Sumatran tigers have had four cubs. They were born overnight on Thursday 5th February to male Tenang and female Banda.

Mother and cubs will spend the next month hidden from view. All being well, the cubs could be on show soon.

Staff will keep their distance over the next few weeks to give Banda and her cubs as
much peace and quiet as possible. It is important not to get human scent on the cubs if they are vet checked. They will have vaccinations at 10-12 weeks, 16 weeks, six months and one year and be micro chipped at 10-12 weeks.

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: While visitors cannot see the cubs yet, we wanted to share our good news. Banda is mothering well. We hope the youngsters will be out and about by Easter.

In the meantime you can see mother and cubs in this video.

To be the first to find out when the cubs will be on show to the public, sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter. Sign up at www.paigntonzoo.org.uk

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[Jasmindaaar]

so how many did she have?

[PaigntonZoo]

She had 4 cubs!

[mabelina2775]

Its so amazing how only being mintues old, their instinc tells them to go to the mums belly for food. Just beautiful.

[vampirepenguin2007]

Pz is ammmazing!

[TheHorseProduction]

went there today on school trip!!:D had amazing time:) x

[shadowtiger121]

i went to painton zoo it was amazin best zoo eva :) x

[cfabssoftware1]

I have added this clip to my webiste familydaysoutonabudget com - Devon

[XXHoppy96XX]

there dead now

[jtpatrick1]

not what i expected :(

[FATHERM]

are they some as lion. can the cubs see anything?

[TDOT4lliiife]

4baby tigers

[koolkid42136]

im going to paington zoo 2day hoping to get lots of pics of the tigers

[MrReesonalex]

i went to paignton today and all the tigers were dead!!! joke, not funny either. they were fine! bit cold but still spotty

[danshanhan]

I love this video but i was only down by Paignton to visit my mum the other month and found out the sad news that one of the tiger cubs had to be put to sleep because of injuring itself while playing, it really upset my kids cause we had only been to the zoo a few weeks before this and had been watching them playing.