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Sumatran Tigers at Melbourne Zoo

The Tigers

  • The original pair of Sumatran Tigers at Melbourne were Frank and Poetry.
  • As far as I know they bred only the once, producing a male cub, Calang and a female, Seletan.
  • They have since died.
  • The present resident of Melbourne is their grandson, Ramalon.
  • He was born on the 26th October 1995.

  • Melbourne best kept secret has been revealed. On June 11 2004 a female tiger from Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands arrived to call Melbourne home. Binjai has had a medical checkup, with an excellent result and has seen, though not met physically, Ramalon. She will be on display from this summer.

The Enclosure

  • Opened in October 1993, the Sumatran Tiger and Small Clawed Otter Exhibits are Stage 1 of the planned Asian Tropical Rainforest.
  • The idea is to provide spacious, stimulating and naturalistic exhibits which promote the welfare of the inhabitants whilst giving visiters an insight into the life of the rainforest.
  • The tiger exhibit is built to provide an impression of being along the edge of a river or swamp, providing the tigers with a large pool in which to swim.
  • In all it covers 800 square meters.
  • A bamboo 'bridge', which divides the tiger pool from a nearby lake provides an excellent viewing platform and vegetation was planted to allow the tigers plenty of cover while still allowing the public to view them.
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