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In pictures: Meet Durjoy and Abantika

The latest residents of the tiger pen at Bangladesh National Zoo got their first taste of their adoring public on Monday

Update : 16 Aug 2021, 08:04 PM

Including Durjoy and Abantika, there are a total of 11 tigers currently at Bangladesh National Zoo.

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneZoo authorities did not reveal the birth of the new cubs for two and a half months as crowds may have startled the parent tigers, and tigers sometimes kill their cubs when they feel threatened.

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

The cubs are currently with their mother, Beli. The father, Tagar, is being kept in a separate cage.

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Play is an integral part of the growth and development of young tigers.

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneOther than the caretaker who fed them, no one was allowed inside the cage where Durjoy and Abantika were kept for the first two and a half months of their lives.

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