Tigers

Our first cubs were born in 1935. Although the cubs did not survive, the birth was significant, it was possibly the first Siberian tiger birth in America. Two years later three healthy cubs were the start of a long line of Siberian tigers born at the Detroit Zoo.

Zoos work hard to conserve tigers. In 1980 the first AZA Species Survival Plan was developed for the Siberian Tiger The Detroit Zoo's large, grassy tiger exhibit was made even better with the addition of a waterfall in 1996. One of the few cats to enjoy water, the tigers may often be found in the splashing waterfall, stream and pool.