She was killed by tiger , Asim, who arrived at the zoo late last month specifically to be her mate. But when staff introduced the pair this morning, Sumatran Melati was brutally killed within minutes. (Image: @kathryn_england/Twitter)(Image: TMS)Kathryn has known ten-year-old Melati since she joined London Zoo in 2013 and says Friday was one of the "most difficult days of my career". The expert explained Asim, seven, had been brought to London Zoo from Denmark as part of the Europe-wide breeding programme for Sumatran tigers. Kathryn said: "We started the day in nervous anticipation, excited than our beautiful Sumatran tiger, Melati, would have to chance to become a mum again."

Source: Daily Mirror February 11, 2019 15:45 UTC