After some internet users raised concerns about the animals’ health, the official People’s Daily newspaper carried an article reassuring readers that the fat tigers were normal. Photographs of tubby Siberian tigers at a zoo in China have gone viral online. The Siberian tigers’ obesity could be due to either medical or dietary reasons but it was more likely the latter, O’Carroll said. These animals are ill.”The tigers have been photographed lolling around in the state-run Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The Heilongjiang park recently claimed major success in stabilising the Siberian tiger population through intense conservation efforts, producing more than 90 cubs last year.

Source: The Star February 10, 2017 11:37 UTC