cubs
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"Tipah spends most of her time keeping a watchful eye on them while enjoying a little respite from all the jumping, biting and playing that comes with raising energetic tiger cubs," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
“I think maybe it’s a mother with cubs, but it’s hard to tell from this far,” Benitez said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Howletts said there were fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers remaining in the wild, which meant the cubs provided a "hugely significant boost" for the future of the species.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Officials also said Blondie ran the risk of passing along patterns of depending on humans for food and shelter to her cubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Confusing and deceiving, so that the real smells, the smells that mattered, couldn’t be found, however often the cubs put up their heads and reached for them, sniffing in the foul darkness.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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