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Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom in Florida has two new additions to their Sumatran tiger enclosure: four-month-old cubs Jeda and Anala.
The cubs, born in August, made their first public appearance last week, much to the delight of park visitors. It’s thought that less than 500 of the endangered tigers are left in the world, and Disney is part of a program to help ensure that the tiger population continues to grow.
Jeda and Anala, Animal Kingdom’s first tiger cubs have now made their debut on the Maharajah Jungle Trek! 😍🐅🐅 #AnimalKingdom #Tigers #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/wfyNXU7xzg
— KingdomMagic (@KingdomMagic) December 14, 2017
In a blog post, Director of Animal & Science Operations, Scott Terrell, said:
“Disney is proud to play an important role in the worldwide conservation and understanding of Sumatran tigers, a critically endangered species whose worldwide population has grown by two with the birth of Anala and Jeda. As part of these efforts, Disney participates in the Species Survival Plan, a breeding program through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums which helps ensure a diverse, healthy population of threatened and endangered species for years to come.”
The park spent three years preparing for the births of the tiger cubs, which are a first for the Walt Disney World Resort.
Anala and Jeda are the first tiger cubs to be born at the Walt Disney World Resort.
https://t.co/aEhkafwSQO— WATE 6 On Your Side (@6News) December 14, 2017
And it was definitely well worth the wait. Apparently Jeda, a male, takes after his laid-back father, while Anala has the feisty, adventurous personality of her mother, Sohni.
If you need video evidence, just take a look at some of the adorable footage shared by Disney on Twitter:
Meet @WaltDisneyWorld's first Sumatran tiger cubs, Anala and Jeda, at Animal Kingdom! 🐯 pic.twitter.com/7VIY98xsCm
— Disney (@Disney) December 17, 2017
ABC, which is owned by Disney, also shared the happy news on Twitter:
Two critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs born at Disney's Animal Kingdom make their public debut. There are fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers left in the world. https://t.co/T3vGglnDHe
Disney is the parent company of ABC News. pic.twitter.com/0WW32FSu69
— ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2017
Other unofficial Disney accounts also shared the happy news of the newest additions to the Maharaja Jungle Trek:
Jeda and Anala, Animal Kingdom’s first tiger cubs have now made their debut on the Maharajah Jungle Trek! 😍🐅🐅 #AnimalKingdom #Tigers #DisneyWorld pic.twitter.com/wfyNXU7xzg
— KingdomMagic (@KingdomMagic) December 14, 2017
For the lucky park guests who happened to be there when the cubs were out and about, some were able to capture videos and pictures of the little family, which they happily shared with the Twitterverse:
Jeda and Anala are my new favorite things ever 😍 welcome to the Asia fam cuties💞 pic.twitter.com/H1P3JeoDbU
— Rach 👻 (@rachel_mod) December 15, 2017
I did not have our good camera with us, but here are the 4 month old #sumatran #tigers at #disneysanimalkingdom #animalkingdom #waltdisneyworld #florida Anala and Jeda on their 3rd day out! #Disney Only 400 of these tigers are left in the wild:( https://t.co/lnrb0GUEJE pic.twitter.com/PyaTJwmPaE
— Patricia (@Parkitdotus) December 15, 2017
Naturally, Twitter was immediately smitten:
Oh my these guys are too cute 😍😍😍😍 https://t.co/rJiU8RPZwJ
— ❄ sammy ❄ (@dizzzy_dreamer) December 17, 2017
Wee cuties tho, I wanna squeeze them! 🐯
— 🦈 Sayrah 🦈 (@S_aintt) December 17, 2017
Omg they’re so cute. I can’t wait to see them😍
— Kristen Fouts (@kristenelizXO) December 17, 2017
@kristenwhit looks like we need to go to animal kingdom every day! I can’t wait to see them
— Kayla (@MissKaylaW) December 17, 2017
How cute are they!!!
— Shannon (@shannon_walshx) December 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/WDWToday/status/942434115911147521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Looks like it’s time to book our tickets!
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