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Detroit Zoo welcomes 2-year-old tiger named Darya

Darya joins two other Amur tigers at the Detroit Zoo

Meet Darya! The 2-year-old Amur tiger who now calls the Detroit Zoo home. (Detroit Zoo)

The Detroit Zoo has welcomed a 2-year-old Amur tiger to its Devereaux Tiger Forest habitat.

The new tiger, Darya, was born on Nov. 13, 2023, at the Saint Louis Zoo, according to zoo officials.

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She was brought to the Detroit Zoo through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan, a program designed to manage and protect species by maintaining healthy, genetically diverse animal populations in human care, according to the zoo.

Darya was born at the Saint Louis Zoo on Nov. 13, 2023, according to zoo officials. (Detroit Zoo)

Darya joins fellow Amur tigers Nikolai and Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo.

Staff have described 2-year-old Darya as playful and energetic, saying she is “often among the first to explore new spaces or splash in the water.

For more information about the Amur tigers at the Detroit Zoo, visit here.


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