Happy Holidays from the Amur tiger family!

♪ Five golden-orange tigers,
Four cuddlin’ cats,
Three cubs a-mewing,
Two tiger parents,
And a perfect Amur tiger family ♪
Roar, rawr, growl, mew, meow - sounds of the holiday season at Big Cat Country! Presenting the Amur tiger family, Reka, Maxim and their 5-week-old triplets: Sungari (male), Ussuri (male) and Darya (female).
Sungari and Ussuri are named after important tributaries of the Amur River in Russia. The “Amu Darya” is a river in central Asia that flows from the Aral Sea south to Afghanistan.
A river theme was chosen for the cubs’ names since mom’s name, “Reka,” means river. The Amur River flows through the middle of the important remaining habitat for Amur tigers.
The cubs started opening their eyes around 12 days old and they started learning to walk around 4 weeks. They are getting quite mobile and curious exploring their environment.
From our wild family to yours, happy holidays! Thank you for your continuous support this year. We look forward to seeing you in 2024!