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Published online 27 November 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.290

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South China tiger cub born in Africa

Animals raised in semi-natural setting could help reinstate wild population.

A 1-kilogram ball of fur, yet to be named, may be the best hope yet for saving the critically endangered South China tiger. That’s assuming that the male cub, born over the weekend on a wild-game reserve in South Africa, will one day be able to adjust to the jungles of China.

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