Siberian tiger cubs flourish in Chinese breeding centers

A Siberian tiger cub plays at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Zheng Xuefeng/For chinadaily.com.cn]

As of Thursday, 18 Siberian tiger cubs have been born at the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin and the Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Park in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province.

The parks are two of three run by the China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center, the world's largest facility for these rare tigers. The third is in Shenyang, Liaoning province.