Sumatran Tiger Cub Born at Sacramento Zoo This male Sumatran
tiger cub was born at the Sacramento Zoo on March 3, 2013. Its
species is critically endangered. CREDIT: Sacramento Zoo What
weighs 3 pounds, has its eyes closed and is striped? A newborn
male Sumatran tiger cub, born at the Sacramento Zoo on March 3,
stands to be a boon for the critically endangered species. The
as-yet-unnamed cub was born to mom Bahagia at 2:55 a.m. and
weighed 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms), a good size for a Sumatran
tiger cub, which are usually only 2 pounds at birth. Both mother
and baby tiger are in good health, the zoo noted in a release.
Tiger cubs are born with their eyes closed and rely completely
on their mothers, the release said. This cub and Bahagia are
being kept inside their den inside their den, away from the
public, while the cub grows a bit stronger and bigger. The zoo
said it expects mother and cub to be on display by late May or
early June. A camera in the den is allowing zookeepers to keep
tabs on mom and baby. Tige