Visitors at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium will soon be able to meet a rare Sumatran tiger.
The 11-year-old male named Sanjiv — pronounced sun-jeev — will make his public debut on Friday, Jan. 6, at 9:30 a.m.Guests can see the tiger in the Asian Forest Sanctuary on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and talk with the keepers who care for him during daily keeper chats.
Zoo officials say black-market poaching, conflicts with humans, loss of prey, and habitat loss are among the pressures the critically endangered tigers face in the wild. Only 400 to 500 tigers remain on their native Indonesian island of Sumatra. The 286-pound tiger is settling in at his new home in Tacoma and getting to know his care team, according to Assistant Curator Erin Pritchard.
“He is a very social and expressive tiger who loves to interact with his keepers and our two female tigers,” said Pritchard. “He’s always chuffing and vocalizing, and he’s fascinated with the swinging gibbons and other species that share his Asian Forest Sanctuary home.”
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