Watch: Tiger cubs out and about for the first time, despite the rain

This video shows Longleat’s four tiger cubs together on their first venture into the drive-through safari in Wiltshire.

The cubs were introduced to their outdoor paddock in August as keepers started the process of preparing them to meet guests.

Yesterday (5th September), the four young girls, with their mother Yana, explored the 10-hectare Tiger Territory for the first time.

The four rare Amur tiger cubs were born in May, making Longleat home to the largest number of tigers in the UK. They joined Yana, dad Red, and older sister Yuki.

Amy Waller, Team Manager Safari, said: “The photograph really captures a fabulous moment in time after the four of them had cautiously followed mum into the drive-through and then grew in confidence to explore the area.

“Yana decided when she’d had enough and led them back indoors. We have always said it will be a gradual process led by Yana and the guidance of the keepers as it is really important, we make sure Yana, and the cubs are confident about where they are and what they are experiencing.

“It will be a few more weeks before they are regularly in the drive-through Safari but guests can see them when they are in their paddock, which tends to be for a few hours daily,” she added.

The Amur tiger is currently listed as endangered, and it is estimated that there are only 450 remaining in the wild.

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