APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — The Minnesota Zoo is introducing four new residents on Thursday, including a pair of endangered Amur tiger cubs. Andrei and Amaliya made their public debut in the Tiger ...

APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — A pair of rare Amur tiger cubs are making their public debut at the Minnesota Zoo, raising hopes for preserving an endangered species that's native to far eastern ...

Amur tiger cubs Andrei and Amaliya debut with mother Dari at Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn., on Thursday. A crowd of zoogoers gathered as two rare Amur tiger cubs made their public debut at ...

Scientists estimate the Amur tiger population is just around 400 to 500 in the wild. They were near the brink of extinction in the 1930s and 1940s but have recovered somewhat since then.

Its Amur tigers have produced 57 cubs, 46 of which survived for at least 30 days. Of those 46, 21 have gone on to produce litters of their own, amounting to another 86 cubs.