[FEL-L] SF Zoo 3 tiger cubs

[Gary Breuckman]

San Fran Zoo Tiger's Litter Actually 3

Friday, March 14, 2008

 (03-14) 02:14 PDT San Francisco (AP) --

A Sumatran tiger that gave birth last week at the San Francisco Zoo
was hiding quite a surprise: triplets.

Zoo officials announced last Friday that Leanne had given birth to
one cub. Since then, video and audio were used to observe the mom and
her newborn from a distance.

On Thursday, Leanne got up to get water and zoo staff confirmed three
cubs in the nest box. She's been taking good care of them. The staff
hopes to examine the cubs in the next few days.

The tiger species is endangered. Leanne and the father, George, were
loaned for breeding from an aquarium in Denver and a zoo in San
Antonio.

One of the San Francisco Zoo's tigers was killed after it escaped its
pen Christmas Day and attacked three visitors, killing one.