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From Paignton's website:
Zoo tiger moves on 09/07/2010
One of three rare Sumatran tiger cubs born at Paignton Zoo last year has moved on. Male Bintang, now nearly 18 months old, has gone to Doue La Fontaine Zoo, Samaur, in the west of France.
He travelled by road with a channel crossing by sea from Portsmouth. The journey was about 18 hours, including rest breaks. Bintang is not yet adult but now weighs 80 kilos, is about 1.5 metres long and just under 1 metre tall at the shoulder. He was transported in a special crate.
The move was recommended by the European Stud Book keeper as part of the coordinated European breeding programme for Sumatran tigers, of which Paignton Zoo is a part. No moves are lined up as yet for the other cubs. Mother Banda is also likely to move on in the future, with the Zoo bringing in a new female for Tenang.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “Tenang is higher up the rankings because he came to Europe from Australia so has no relatives other than his cubs in Europe. Banda has siblings as well as cubs and other relatives, so her genes are better represented. Tenang is still ranked as number one – it is important that he breeds again. He’s Top Cat!”
The pair have four surviving cubs including female Kirana, born in 2006 and now at Chester Zoo. The cubs in the 2009 litter were treated for osteoporosis, a weakness of the bones. One had to be put to sleep by vets after breaking both shoulders in a fall in the enclosure in July last year.
Paignton Zoo is a member of the European Endangered species Programme (EEP) for Sumatran tigers, which means it is part of the global effort to save this endangered species from extinction. Captive and wild populations are protected and managed in an attempt to prevent Sumatran tigers following the Bali and Javan tigers into extinction.
Copyright Paignton Zoo 2006
Zoo tiger moves on 09/07/2010
One of three rare Sumatran tiger cubs born at Paignton Zoo last year has moved on. Male Bintang, now nearly 18 months old, has gone to Doue La Fontaine Zoo, Samaur, in the west of France.
He travelled by road with a channel crossing by sea from Portsmouth. The journey was about 18 hours, including rest breaks. Bintang is not yet adult but now weighs 80 kilos, is about 1.5 metres long and just under 1 metre tall at the shoulder. He was transported in a special crate.
The move was recommended by the European Stud Book keeper as part of the coordinated European breeding programme for Sumatran tigers, of which Paignton Zoo is a part. No moves are lined up as yet for the other cubs. Mother Banda is also likely to move on in the future, with the Zoo bringing in a new female for Tenang.
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park Director of Operations and Curator of Mammals Neil Bemment said: “Tenang is higher up the rankings because he came to Europe from Australia so has no relatives other than his cubs in Europe. Banda has siblings as well as cubs and other relatives, so her genes are better represented. Tenang is still ranked as number one – it is important that he breeds again. He’s Top Cat!”
The pair have four surviving cubs including female Kirana, born in 2006 and now at Chester Zoo. The cubs in the 2009 litter were treated for osteoporosis, a weakness of the bones. One had to be put to sleep by vets after breaking both shoulders in a fall in the enclosure in July last year.
Paignton Zoo is a member of the European Endangered species Programme (EEP) for Sumatran tigers, which means it is part of the global effort to save this endangered species from extinction. Captive and wild populations are protected and managed in an attempt to prevent Sumatran tigers following the Bali and Javan tigers into extinction.
Copyright Paignton Zoo 2006
