A national park in Thailand has not one but three reasons to celebrate after confirming a rare Bengal tiger is raising a trio of cubs in the protected area. Park rangers first spotted a single cub with its mother on a camera trap last year in Kaeng Krachan National Park, around kilometers southwest of Bangkok.
But further footage, retrieved only this week from cameras damaged by heavy rain last year, confirmed that the litter is three-strong. The camera trap footage shows the three cubs scampering in leaf litter while their mother prowls around. The video of the feline family captured in July was published by the national park on its Facebook page on Wednesday.
Bengal tiger sightings are rare. However, park officials spotted another Bengal tiger in Kui Buri National park, south of the capital Bangkok, earlier this year. It was the first sighting of the animal in that park in more than a decade, according to Thai authorities. Thailand has one of the few remaining breeding populations of Bengal tigers, which roam just a handful of countries, including India , Nepal , Russia and Bhutan. Bengal tigers are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's IUCN red list of threatened species due to hunting and wildlife trafficking.
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Trio of rare tiger cubs spotted in Thai national park BANGKOK A national park in Thailand has not one but three reasons to celebrate after confirming a rare Bengal tiger is raising a trio of cubs in the protected area. ToUpperInvariant Trump trade threats overshadow European defense meet. Recommended Beyonce finally wins top album at Grammys, as Lamar shines. Olympic balloon 'to return every summer' to Paris. Dan Brown's next thriller to be published Sept 9.
