Dublin Zoo announces names of endangered Sumatran Tiger cubs

Two Sumatran Tiger cubs born at Dublin Zoo in May took centre stage again today after a nationwide competition found names for them.

Thu, 15 Oct, 2009 - 13:31

Two Sumatran Tiger cubs born at Dublin Zoo in May took centre stage again today after a nationwide competition found names for them concluded.

Keepers sifted through hundreds of entries before selecting “Emas”, meaning “Gold” in Indonesian for the male cub and “Wanita” meaning “Woman” for the female.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Dublin Zoo Place: Dublin Place: Cork Place: Limerick Person: Sarah McCormack Person: Emmet McGlone Person: Gregory Friston Person: Martha McNulty Person: Gerry Creighton Person: Gold Person: Wanita Person: Emas Organisation: Dublin Zoo Organisation: BTKids

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