29yrswithaGApass Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Quote Six Flags Great Adventure Celebrates Birth of Rare Siberian Tiger Cub Playful ‘Carli’ Will Make Her Debut in Safari Discoveries JACKSON, NJ – June 24, 2019 – The Six Flags Great Adventure animal care team is celebrating the birth of a rare Siberian tiger cub. The fuzzy, playful, female cub is only the second tiger cub born in the Safari in 15 years. She is the first cub to mom Nadya, who was raised in a highly unique litter that paired her with African lion Zuri three years ago. The two large cats still live together. Nadya’s now-six-week-old cub is named Carli, in honor of soccer great and New Jersey native Carli Lloyd. She is being hand-raised by the animal care team. “Nadya showed great mothering skills at first; but when she failed to nurse her cub, we stepped in,” said Safari Veterinarian Dr. Ken Keiffer. “Today, Carli is doing extremely well. She weighs 12 pounds and when full grown, will weigh more than 500 lbs. Her large paws are indicative of the massive cat she will grow to become one day.” Guests will be able to see Carli in Six Flags Great Adventure’s Safari Discoveries section soon. The animal care team plans to reintroduce Carli to her mother and “unique aunt” when she is older. “Tigers are typically solitary animals, while lions are more social. The strong bond that Carli’s mom Nadya shares with lion Zuri will hopefully mean that the trio will become their own pride one day,” Dr. Keiffer said. Siberian tigers are endangered and rank as the largest cats in the world. There are estimated to be fewer than 500 Siberian tigers left in the wild. #sixflags Source: Six Flags Great Adventure 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ericthewanderer Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Is the cat "free for good home"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 That tiger cub is beautiful. The size of its paws is impressive. My cat has black fur with a tiger pattern, but when her fur gets wet (she loves water) the under color comes out which is orange. She looks like a tiger cub when this happens less the huge paws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlumeOp1974 Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 OMG! she is a sweetie! Im so glade that Safari is still with us. And that Six Flags never closed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 She is cute, but 500 lbs is a bit big. Housecats are enough of a mess as is lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthewanderer Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 10:53 PM, The Master said: She is cute, but 500 lbs is a bit big. Housecats are enough of a mess as is lol. When I was much younger I adopted an orange-colored kitten.He was pretty tame,but he loved to climb over EVERYTHING!I can only imagine what a tiger would be like..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickMittens Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I guess all the rumors of Raptors and T-Rex's coming to the park were off base; its a Tiger! For real though, that cub is so cute...I would love to play around with a little Tiger or Lion cub like that when they're only 12 pounds...well before I look like dinner to them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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