COLUMBUS, Ga. ( WRBL ) — Zoo Atlanta is adding a new tiger to their animal population.
Buttercup, the 2-year-old female Sumatran Tiger, was welcomed to the zoo late Wednesday night from the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon. She will now be paired with Bob, the male Sumatran Tiger.
“Zoo Atlanta is thrilled to welcome Buttercup and to share the important story that she and Bob have to tell as ambassadors for a critically endangered species,” said Gina Ferrie, PhD, Vice President of Collections and Conservation. “In the case of Sumatran tigers, the species’ most urgent conservation challenges are ones we can all influence here at home in our own daily lives.”…