Columbus Zoo Overjoyed At Birth Of Three Tigers

There were three newborn joys in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Male Amur tiger cubs entered the world on Tuesday morning to first-time mother Irisa.

Each cub was valuable, but weighed less than 3 pounds, according to discovery. But everyone knows that adult male Amur tigers can weigh up to 700 pounds---so oboy---be careful!

Right now, they are in the incubation device at its Animal Health Center. At first they were living in their zoo habitat, but were moved when their mother did not nurse them.

Baby kittens are deaf, blind and completely dependent on their mom for food, warmth, and protection, but if the mother doesn't care for providing any of it, then the staff has to enter the scene, according to wric.com.

Later, the tiger cubs are expected to get visitors.

Tiger conservationists are proud of the newborns. With the new cubs, the Columbus Zoo's Siberian tiger family has expanded to ten members.

A statement from the zoo said that there are less than 400 of the endangered Siberian tigers in the wild. The population is coming down "due to overhunting of prey species such as deer and wild boar, habitat loss, and poaching for skins and body parts used in traditional Chinese medicine. Humans directly cause 75 to 85 percent of tiger deaths," according to nbc4i.