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Friday, January 21, 2011

Bucks County Zoo Welcomes Baby Bengal Tiger

The white tiger cub is the latest of many exotic animals cared for by the Warminster-based zoo.

Yuki, an eight-week-old white tiger, is one of the newest arrivals to the Bucks County Zoo, an accredited animal conservation facility.  She is also one of the youngest arrivals.  Weighing a whooping 12 pounds, Yuki is inquisitive, funny and charming.  She and her brother were born at a breeding facility in Ohio.  Warminster’s Bucks County Zoo has been caring for Yuki since she was 13 days old. A Day in the Life of a Baby Tiger Because Yuki is from the Bengal family, one of the six remaining tiger sub-species, she will not grow as big as her Siberian cousins.  Instead she could reach 300 pounds, and enjoy a healthy 20-year lifespan.  Had she been born and raised in the wild, her lifespan would be between 7 and 10 years. A typical day in …

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