shipshapeseal:

The Malayan tiger, like all other tiger sub-species, is critically endangered. Only 600-800 individuals remain in the wild. Though they have no natural predators, their numbers have been decimated by habitat loss and poaching for their pelts and parts to be used in traditional medicine. This tiger, called Mata, currently resides at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo on a breeding loan from Busch Gardens as part of the Species Survival Project. Joyfully, Lowry Park indeed had a precious cub born several weeks ago. (Photo taken by me 11-5-16)