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These four rare Amur tiger cubs have been born at a British safari park as part of an international breeding programme to save the endangered species.<br />
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The week-old cubs equate to over 25 per cent of births of the species across Europe in the previous two years. <br />
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Their safe arrival also means that Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire now has the biggest collection of Amur tigers in the UK.<br />
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It is thought that there are only 450 Amur or Siberian tigers left in the wild in north east Russia and Monglia having been hunted to the brink of extinction.<br />
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The new-born cubs are being nurtured by mum Yana.