Amur Tiger Cub Ozo Passes Away, Park Mourns Loss

0:00On April 9, Nozli Safari Park just shared some heartbreaking news about one of their Amur Tiger Cubs. 8-month-old Ozo passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 7, from a severe congenital hard defect that no one saw coming. These sibling Cubs, Ozo and his sister Akira, arrived back in July of last year to parents Yuki and Dad McCarrie. It marked the first Amur Tiger birth at the park in nearly 30 years, a big win for this endangered species with only about 500 left in. The wild. The whole team there is devastated, from keepers to visitors who loved watching Ozo's playful antics on the Tiger Trail. His mom and sister were super attached to, and everyone feels the lost deep. A post-mortem exam revealed the defect formed during pregnancy and worse and fast, leading to heart failure. It reacted badly with anesthetic during a routine check, and Doc say nothing could have been done, even in the wild. As a precaution, they're keeping a close eye on Akira, Yuki and McCarrie now. The park's still all in on

1:03breeding programs to save Amur Tigers, but the family's welfare comes first while they grieve.