In a few weeks, visitors to the Biopark of Rome will finally meet Kala, the female Sumatran tiger, a feline at high risk of extinction, born in the park at the beginning of December. The cub - the park staff reports - is doing very well, growing rapidly and is very lively. Immediately, her mother Tila began to nurse and care for her, under the watchful eye of her father Kashi. At the moment, Kala is in a protected space, in tranquility, with her parents.
A Sumatran tiger cub is born at the Biopark of Rome, only 600 remain in the wild
The name of the cub - born from the combination of the names of father Kasih and mother Tila - was chosen directly by the park visitors who voted for it through an online survey launched on the Biopark's website. Among the 3 names suggested by the carnivore department keepers were, in addition to Kala of course, Dewi, goddess in Indonesian language, and Sakti, which in Hinduism means power, energy.
Pink ribbon at the Biopark of Rome, a Sumatran tiger is born - Video
The Sumatran tiger, which lives in the tropical forests of the Indonesian island, is one of the six living subspecies most at risk of extinction, mainly due to habitat destruction. The IUCN Red List (World Union for Nature Conservation) estimates that there are between 400 and 600 adult individuals left in the wild. For these reasons, the Biopark of Rome supports the WildCats Conservation Alliance as part of a project in the Kerinci Seblat National Park on the Island of Sumatra.
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