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Head nursery keeper Dawn Strasser feeds newborn Malaysian tiger cubs at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens, Monday, February 13, 2017, in Cincinnati. Three cubs were born on Feb. 3 to 3-year-old Cinta, a first-time mother, in the zoo's captive breeding program. Zookeepers decided to intervene when Cinta failed to display her maternal instincts. “It's not uncommon for first-time tiger moms not to know what to do. They can be aggressive and even harm or kill the cubs”, said Mike Dulaney, curator of mammals and vice coordinator of the Malayan Tiger Species Survival Plan (SSP). “Nursery staff is keeping them warm and feeding them every three hours”. (Photo by John Minchillo/AP Photo)
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