Tiger cubs prompt oohs and ahs

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Jaya, a Sumatran tiger cub, licks its handler while on show in Brisbane, Australia, today. Two endangered 12-month-old Sumatran tigers from Dreamworld mesmerized crowds ahead of National Threatened Species Day on Sunday.

It’s been quite a season for tiger newborns at zoos. In August, an Amur tiger cub, below, at the Pittsburgh Zoo struck an appropriately laid-back pose for summer.

Amur tiger. Credit: Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press