A Siberian tiger in a wildlife zoo in Southwest China's Yunnan Province has given birth to septuplets. The mother and the septuplets are currently in good condition. The tiger cubs will be fed by breeders after they are one month old, as seven is too many for the new mom. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)
A female Siberian tiger in southwest China's Yunnan Province has given birth to septuplets, the zoo announced on Wednesday.
The cubs were born on May 10 in Yunnan Zoo in the provincial capital, Kunming. The seven-year-old mother has produced four previous litters, each of three or four cubs.
Septuplets are rare among tigers, according to the zoo.
The seven cubs initially were all taken care of by their mother, but have been cared by zoo staff since they were one month old.
Siberian tiger is one of the world's most endangered species,predominantly resident in northeast China and eastern Russia.
