“Tiger Love Island”: 2 New Big Cats Arrive at Philly Zoo

“Tiger Love Island”: 2 new big cats arrive at Philly Zoo

If you’ve ever run into the child of an old friend, you know how Jackie Stone feels these days. Stone is the director of carnivores at the Philadelphia Zoo — and the “child of a friend” isn’t human. It’s one of two big cats that arrived recently at the zoo — Rory, a 4-year-old female Amur tiger. Stone cared for Rory’s father when she worked in Michigan.  The odds of this meeting are exceedingly low. There are only around 300 living Amur tigers i…

Philadelphia Zoo Welcomes Two Critically Endangered Big Cats, Hopes for Future Cubs

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Zoo has welcomed two new residents to its Big Cat Falls exhibit—Rory, a four-year-old female Amur tiger, and Rafferty, an eight-year-old male Amur leopard. Both big cats arrived earlier this summer as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP), a program designed to protect vulnerable species through managed breeding efforts across accredited zoos. Rory joins the Zoo from …