D.C. Zoo Shows Off 3 Sumatran Tiger Cubs

September 4, 2006 D.C. Zoo Shows Off 3 Sumatran Tiger Cubs (AP)

In this photograph provided by the National Zoo, Guntur and Maharani, two of three Sumatran tiger cubs born at the Smithsonians National Zoo May 24, 2006, seem oblivious to the morning downpour as they play around their mother, Soyono while making their public debut Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 at the zoo in Washington. (AP Photo/National Zoo, Jessie Cohen)

(AP) -- The National Zoo introduced three Sumatran tiger cubs to the public Saturday, more than three months after they were born.



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