It doesn’t matter what animal you are talking about, they are wonderful and certainly worthy of our attention. Some people have even spent a lifetime studying one particular type of animal and, even though they have spent years learning about them, they would admit that there is so much more to learn. In some cases, animals even disappear from the scene and that is truly sad because they can teach us so much about ourselves and the world around us.
One of the animals that is critically endangered is the Sumatran Tiger. In fact, there were only 679 tigers alive as of 2008 and that number does not change very quickly. There is only one particular Tiger species that is still living on the Sunda Islands, and that is the Samaritan Tiger. You can tell why it is so important for people to be concerned about these tigers and the future that is before them.
Some of the close cousins of the Sumatran Tiger are the Javan and Bali Tigers. Those tigers have already gone extinct but at a zoo in Australia, there is still a population of Sumatran tigers. This includes Kaitlyn, a female Sumatran Tiger living at the Australia zoo. A team of professionals cares for her and everyone was excited because she was pregnant and expecting twins.
The bloodline of Kaitlyn can be traced back to wild origins. This means that her baby tigers are very valuable for the species, because of the genetics that they hold. She is a first-time mother, so her caretakers are watching her carefully to make sure there aren’t any problems.
When the first Tiger cub is born, it seems as if everything is okay but soon, the stress becomes apparent. The baby is not breathing, but Kaitlyn allows her instincts to kick in.
All of the caretakers are standing by and are anxious to ensure that everything is fine. The baby is still struggling to breathe and Kaitlyn continues to lick the cub to help it get started. Even though she is a first-time mother, she knows exactly what to do and before long, you can hear the little cries from the Tiger cub and the zookeepers know that everything is fine.
10 minutes later her second cub was born and he comes out beautiful, healthy and ready to take on the world.
You can watch Kaitlyn the Sumatran Tiger giving birth to her twin cub and the miracle that happened on that day in this video: