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    Qinghai-Tibet Plateau's first Siberian tiger quadruplets make debut   

    青藏高原首例東北虎四胞胎與游客見面

    “今天是青藏高原上首例東北虎四胞胎誕生后的62天,這四個小家伙將從今天開始正式向游客‘賣萌’”,23日青藏高原野生動物園副園長齊新章說。[查看全文]
    2014-10-24 12:37 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Si Huan
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    Quadruplet Siberian tiger cubs are seen playing at a zoo in Xining, Qinghai province on Thursday, October 23, 2014. [Photo: China News Service/ Guo Xueyuan]
    Quadruplet Siberian tiger cubs are seen playing at a zoo in Xining, Qinghai province on Thursday, October 23, 2014. [Photo: China News Service/ Guo Xueyuan] 

    Xining (CNS) – Four 62-day-old Siberian tiger cubs born on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau made their debut Thursday at a zoo in Xinning, capital of Qinghai province.

    The three girls and one boy are the first set of tiger quadruplets born on the plateau.

    They each weigh an average of 7.5 kilograms and are 40 centimeters long and 20 centimeters tall, said Yuan Hui, a breeder at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wild Zoo.

    A name contest for the quadruplets is underway, the zoo's vice director Qi Xinzhang said.

    The zoo introduced Siberian tigers to the plateau in 2008. It now has 14 tigers, with 6 born this year.

    Siberian tigers are the world's largest living cats. They are listed as one of the most endangered species, with some 500 existing around the world. China has also put them under national protection.

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