Every zoo is full of life – animal wildlife that is! However, this month was a wonderful month for the Columbus Zoo, who welcomed tiger triplets! Endangered tiger species – the Amur tiger – has had a successful year of litters and the zoo and Columbus movers urge new residents to come out and see the newest additions to the zoo.

The triplets were born to 10-year-old Amur tiger Irisa, which was yet another successful litter for the endangered tiger in the past few years.

Columbus Zoo president Tom Stalf, says that the triplets were born at a mere 2 ½ pounds each, but are alive and thriving.

Zookeepers have told news teams that the tiger babies are being kept in an incubator and are being personally fed, since Irisa is a first-time mother, yet such an older age. Reports say that Irisa did not take well to her babies and was not really caring for them, so zookeepers took charge.

Since the father of the newest litter has already fathered two previous litters, he is being retired from breeding and is being moved to Rolling Hills Zoo in Kansas next year. In attempts to diversify the genes, another male tiger is being transferred to the Columbus Zoo from the Czech Republic to live and breed; bringing a new genetic makeup to the tigers of North America.

If you are new in the area, be sure to take your children to see the baby tigers!