A Siberian tiger cub named Alisha made her media debut last week in Germany.
Tigers Aurora and Darius gave birth to three tiger cubs at Zoo Berlin in December, but Alisha was the only one to survive. Zoo keepers noticed that Alisha was also in bad shape so they decided to hand-raise her, reported Zoo Borns.
"We managed to feed this cub up quite a bit, and when you look at her, the milk teeth are through and the canine teeth, and she is very lively," zookeeper Petra Schroeder told Discover. "She shows interest in everything going around her and wants to explore. You can see it here, you have to stop her as with her young age she doesn't know what is dangerous for her or what is not good for her. Then you have to intervene."
Now, more than two months later, zoo keepers say Alisha is thriving, though she spends much of her time sleeping, according to Zoo Borns. She is expected to be well enough to join the other tigers in the exhibit within a few weeks.
