Cuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisis
The exceedingly rare white Bengal tiger cub born at Cuba’s national zoo, with one of its siblings. Photograph: Norlys Perez/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe exceedingly rare white Bengal tiger cub born at Cuba’s national zoo, with one of its siblings. “And I was there for it.”Cordero, who has worked at the zoo for 44 years, has witnessed decades of hardship on the island.
- ▪The exceedingly rare white Bengal tiger cub born at Cuba’s national zoo, with one of its siblings.
- ▪Photograph: Norlys Perez/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe exceedingly rare white Bengal tiger cub born at Cuba’s national zoo, with one of its siblings.
- ▪“And I was there for it.”Cordero, who has worked at the zoo for 44 years, has witnessed decades of hardship on the island.
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The exceedingly rare white Bengal tiger cub born at Cuba’s national zoo, with one of its siblings. Photograph: Norlys Perez/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe exceedingly rare white Bengal tiger cub born at Cuba’s national zoo, with one of its siblings. Photograph: Norlys Perez/ReutersCubaCuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisisArrival of endangered cats, including rare white cub, revitalises team straining under fuel and medicine shortagesReuters in Havana Mon 6 Jul 2026 11.58 EDTLast modified on Mon 6 Jul 2026 12.18 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFor the Cuban zookeeper Ángel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal tiger cubs playing in a cage at the Cuban national zoo is a small miracle on an island stifled by shortages of fuel, medicine and days-long power…
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