Surabaya Zoo gets two tigers

Surabaya Zoo gets two tigers

SURABAYA: Two Bengal tigers from the Indonesian Safari Park II
in Prigen, East Java, have been loaned to the Surabaya Zoo for
breeding purposes.

The zoo's conservation manager, Liang Kaspe, said on Wednesday
the tigers would remain at the zoo for five years in order to
breed.

"It takes one month for a tiger to start breeding. The cubs
will then be shared with the safari park according to our
agreement," he said.

The tigers are a white male named Bayu weighing 250 kilograms,
and a brown-striped female named Tanti that weighs 170 kilograms.

Both tigers will be kept in cages for two to three days, after
which they will be released into a larger enclosure.

Besides the tigers, the safari park will also loan the zoo
three llamas for breeding purposes.

"This is part of our effort to conserve rare animals in
Indonesia," Liang said. --JP