{"id":642556,"date":"2013-02-15T13:07:27","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T18:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=217069"},"modified":"2013-02-15T13:07:27","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T18:07:27","slug":"rare-tiger-born-at-san-francisco-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/642556","title":{"rendered":"Rare Tiger Born at San Francisco Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/san-francisco\">San Francisco<\/a> Zoo this week announced that a rare sumatran tiger cub was born on Sunday, February 10.<\/p>\n<p>The cub hasn&#8217;t been named yet and even its gender won&#8217;t be known for some time.  It is currently spending time bonding with its mother, Leanne, at the Lion House in the Zoo.  The cub&#8217;s father, Larry, is continuing to live a normal zoo tiger&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>The Lion House has been closed &#8220;until further notice,&#8221; and it will be a while before the cub will be on display for the public.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the birth came via the San Francisco Zoo&#8217;s Twitter and Facebook pages.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto301862955358773248 { background: #FFFFFF url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/179853116\/twitter_skin.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto301862955358773248 a { color: #669900; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto301862955358773248\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto301862955358773248\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sfzoo\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @sfzoo <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sfzoo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/678253952\/sfzoo_logo_facebook_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> San Francisco Zoo <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sfzoo\" class=\"at-name\">@sfzoo<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> Congrats to our Sumatran tigers Leanne and Larry on the birth of their cub last Sunday!! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2bQ9wK7p\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/2bQ9wK7p<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Y7Y6tskp\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/Y7Y6tskp<\/a><\/span><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/BDBuwjGCYAELIcB.jpg\" width=\"340\" height=\"241\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=301862955358773248\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=301862955358773248\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=301862955358773248\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/sfzoo\/status\/301862955358773248\" title=\"Thu Feb 14 01:18:31 +0000 2013\">1 day ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A San Francisco Chronicle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/bayarea\/article\/S-F-Zoo-tiger-cub-looks-active-healthy-4276520.php\">report<\/a> on the event quoted a San Francisco Zoo zookeeper as saying that Leanne is &#8220;responding very well to motherhood&#8221; and grooming the cub.<\/p>\n<p>Sumatran Tigers are considered &#8220;critically endangered&#8221; by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.  The worldwide population of the species is estimated by the group to be less than 700 tigers, total.  That minimal population is still declining due to the loss of the tigers&#8217; habitat in Sumatra, a western Indonesian island.<\/p>\n<p>(Image courtesy the San Francisco Zoo)<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=5uMnfV4SvQ0:9HNywjaJTnE:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/5uMnfV4SvQ0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco Zoo this week announced that a rare sumatran tiger cub was born on Sunday, February 10. The cub hasn&#8217;t been named yet and even its gender won&#8217;t be known for some time. It is currently spending time bonding with its mother, Leanne, at the Lion House in the Zoo. 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