Oct 29 2008
TIGER CUB TRACKS FOR TREATS AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO
SAN DIEGO ZOO – San Diego, CA
Menderu, a six-month-old Malayan tiger cub, stalks a jack-o-lantern at the San Diego Zoo on Tuesday. Keepers carved the pumpkins and filled them with treats of ground meat for Menderu, his two sisters and his mother. Menderu is a curious and playful cub that often plays tricks on his family while practicing his hunting skills: stalking, chasing and pouncing. Menderu and his family can be seen almost every day at the Zoo between 9 a.m. and noon.
The Malayan tiger, and the other five tiger species, are endangered. Their beautiful striped coats have made them a target for poachers, and the loss of habitat due to human encroachment has decreased their wild population. The San Diego Zoo is involved in conservation efforts, including breeding programs, for the Malayan and Sumatran tigers.
Photo taken Oct. 28, 2008, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo.
