Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany’s Cologne Zoo

Amur tiger cubs Tochka and Timur (Thomas Banneyer/dpa/AP)

Two Amur tiger cubs had their first public outing on Thursday at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that has sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats.

The cubs, a female named Tochka and a male named Timur, were born in mid-April and now weigh about 28.7lbs pounds each.