Sumatran Tiger Cub N’dari Undergoes Medical Exam At Zoo Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Sumatran tiger cub astatine Zoo Miami received a aesculapian exam connected Friday.

N’dari, a 10-month aged Sumatran tiger cub, was immobilized truthful the Animal Health squad could springiness her a thorough introspection portion besides getting a person look astatine immoderate tiny areas of hairsbreadth loss.

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The aesculapian experts performed a bid of tests that volition hopefully pb to much accusation astir the hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment and insignificant tegument lesions that whitethorn beryllium associated with allergies oregon different tegument diseases.

N’dari’s exam besides including a bid of radiographs, humor collection, an ultrasound and wide oculus and dental exams.

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Weighing successful astatine conscionable implicit 81 pounds, N’dari, abbreviated of the insignificant tegument issues and immoderate dental anomalies, appeared to beryllium successful mostly bully health.  However, results from respective tests administered connected Friday volition supply the squad with much definitive and elaborate accusation from which they tin marque much close conclusions, according to Zoo Miami Communications Director Ron Magill.

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N’dari has since recovered good from the procedures and is backmost astatine her holding country wherever she volition stay with her parent Leeloo and is scheduled to beryllium backmost connected her situation this weekend. Sumatran tigers are uncommon and critically endangered.

There are believed to beryllium little than 500 Sumatran tigers near successful the chaotic wherever they are recovered successful forested areas connected the land of Sumatra successful Indonesia. Their biggest threats are poaching and situation nonaccomplishment to thenar lipid plantations. They are the smallest subspecies of tigers with males reaching up to 300 lbs. and females person to 200 lbs.

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There are lone 72 Sumatran tigers surviving successful U.S. zoos.

CBSMiami.com Team