TACOMA, Wash. — Tiger “brothers” that have been together at a Tacoma, Wash. zoo since they were orphaned as cubs will soon be split up.
The tigers, Berani and Dumai, arrived at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in 2012. Both were rejected by their mothers, according to the zoo.
"As they've matured into adults, they've continued to spend a lot of time together, but they've also been growing apart -- each tiger needing more alone time," wrote the zoo over Facebook.
Malayan tiger Berani, who has been at the Zoo since October 2012, is moving on to another zoo next week through the...
Posted by Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Thursday, January 21, 2016
The adoptive tiger brothers are two different species: Malayan & Sumatran.
They became affectionately known as the “Tiger Boys” to staff members and visitors. “But they are boys no longer,” wrote the zoo in a release.
Officials with the zoo said it’s time for the two to move on, as tigers are naturally solitary animals and they have both reached sexual maturity.
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