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    Pair of endangered Siberian tiger cubs make their adorable debut at German zoo

    By Steve Janoski,

    3 days ago

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    Two adorable Siberian tiger cubs had their coming out party at the Cologne Zoo in Germany last week — as they explored their new home alongside their mom, 13-year-old Katinka.

    The cubs — a female named Tochka and a male named Timur — were born in mid-April at the zoo, one of several facilities trying to breed the endangered big cats to bolster their numbers.

    Both weigh just under 30 pounds, and wandered about their enclosure in what was their first public outing.

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    Tiger cubs Tochka and Timur had their coming out party at the German zoo they call home last week. AP
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    The cats with their mom, 13-year-old Katinka. via koelnerzoo/Instagram, Werner Scheurer via koelnerzoo/Instagram

    “We are very happy and proud of the offspring of this highly threatened species,” Alexander Sliwa, the zoo’s curator, said in a statement

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    The two Amurt tigers born with us in the Cologne Zoo in April. Nora ReiÃdörfer via koelnerzoo/Instagram

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    Also known as Amur tigers, the endangered species lives in the far east of Russia and northeastern China. About 240 live in captivity as part of a European program that aims to both expand their population and help them survive.

    Zoo officials brought Katinka in last summer from a zoo in Nuremberg in exchange for a Cologne tiger named Akina, in the hope that tiger pairs at both spots would produce offspring.

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    The endangered species lives in the far east of Russia and northeastern China. Nora ReiÃdörfer via koelnerzoo/Instagram

    Katinka hit it off with 9-year-old Sergan, the cubs’ father, the zoo said.

    With Post wires

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