Zambar the Amur Tiger arrives at Blackpool Zoo
Zambar the Amur Tiger arrived at Blackpool Zoo on February first 2010. According to the zoo staff today he is settling into his new home very well having moved from Marwell zoo, Hampshire.
What better way to celebrate the Chinese year of the tiger! Link to Blackpool Zoo's website.
Some facts:
Amur Tigers are the biggest of the world’s big cats. They Live and hunt the remote, northern forested Amur River region of Asia. With their huge, thickly-furred bodies, they can endure brutally cold temperatures down to 40 degrees below zero so he should be right at home in winter at Blackpool Zoo! They roam vast forested ranges in search of large prey such as Red Deer and Wild Boar. Like all great cats, they are secretive and stealthy creatures which are very rarely seen despite their enormous size.
Blackpool Zoo lost their previous Amur tiger Jagasar late last year following a period of ill-health due to his advanced age. At 18, Jagasar was thought to be the oldest Amur tiger in the UK and was instrumental in increasing numbers of this critically endangered species through controlled breeding programmes in zoos around the world.
Click here to see a couple of images of Zambar checking out (me and) his new home
What better way to celebrate the Chinese year of the tiger! Link to Blackpool Zoo's website.
Some facts:
Amur Tigers are the biggest of the world’s big cats. They Live and hunt the remote, northern forested Amur River region of Asia. With their huge, thickly-furred bodies, they can endure brutally cold temperatures down to 40 degrees below zero so he should be right at home in winter at Blackpool Zoo! They roam vast forested ranges in search of large prey such as Red Deer and Wild Boar. Like all great cats, they are secretive and stealthy creatures which are very rarely seen despite their enormous size.
Blackpool Zoo lost their previous Amur tiger Jagasar late last year following a period of ill-health due to his advanced age. At 18, Jagasar was thought to be the oldest Amur tiger in the UK and was instrumental in increasing numbers of this critically endangered species through controlled breeding programmes in zoos around the world.
Click here to see a couple of images of Zambar checking out (me and) his new home