The National Zoo has sent its Sumatran tiger cub to be with another cub in San Diego. (National Zoo)On Monday, the 2-month-old, roughly-15-pound tiger cub left the National Zoo in Washington. The National Zoo tiger cub was bottle fed after his mother lost interest in caring for him. [Rare tiger cub born at National Zoo]The D.C. tiger will some day become part of a breeding program to try to save the Sumatran tiger species. The San Diego tiger, because of its unknown genetic history, cannot be bred and will at some point be sent to a sanctuary.

Source: Washington Post September 11, 2017 14:34 UTC