Four baby Amur tigers were born at Adventure World on July 15, 2025. After the birth, breeding staff and veterinarians have been monitoring the mothers as they raise the babies with observation cameras and have been able to confirm that they are nursing. The mother and babies are currently living in the backyard, and staff members are supporting the mother and babies by providing chaperone care. We will keep you updated on how the mother and baby are doing through our official SNS and other means.

About the baby Amur tigers】
■Date of birth: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
■Number of animals: 4
■Weight: 2,280g / 2,200g / 2,100g / 1,930g
*14 days old (as of July 29)
* The above is the order of weight, not birth order.
　We plan to conduct sex determination in the future.
　The babies are currently in the backyard and cannot be seen.
　The timing of their release has not yet been determined. We will announce it on our official website as soon as it is decided.

Parent Information】
・Father
June 15, 2017 Born in Hagenbeck Zoo, Germany (8 years old)
*Carried out to Kobe Oji Zoo on July 9, 2025
・Mother
May 2, 2018 Born in Seoul Grand Park, Korea (7 years old)

Breeding History
May, 2023 Died soon after birth
May, 2024 2 babies born, Still living at Adventure World

[From Pregnancy to Birth]
March 30-April 3, 2025 Mating confirmed
July 1, 2025 Fetus and heartbeat confirmed by ultrasound
July 15, 2025 Birth
1st baby: 1:09pm
2nd baby: 1:52pm
3rd baby: 4:05pm
4th baby: 5:28pm

【Support for baby growth]
The breeding staff and veterinarian watch over the parents and their babies with observation cameras so that the mothers can calmly raise their babies.
We weigh the babies regularly, and if they are not growing in weight (i.e., not drinking their mother's milk), we take the babies from their mothers and feed them milk. The baby is kept for a few days and returned to the mother when weight gain is observed.

Parent and child as seen from the observation camera

Chaperoned childcare

Weighing

Straw and military gloves are used so that people's scent does not get on them.


【Adventure World Breeding and raising Amur tigers】
October 1994: Breeding began
July 1996: First successful breeding (13 babies born and 4 raised until 2009)
May 2023: First baby born in 14 years, but died
May 2024: 2 babies born July 2025: 4 babies born ・Breeding numbers: A total of 22 red tigers were born (including this birth) in 9 births. May 2024: 2 babies born
July 2025: 4 babies born
・Breeding: 9 births, a total of 22 Red Roses are born (including this birth) and 6 are raised
・Breeding: 8 (1 male, 3 females, 4 born this time)

【Working with the world to breed the Amur tiger】
The Amur tiger is a tiger that lives in northeastern China and The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has selected the Amur tiger as a target species of the International Species Management Plan (GSMP), and zoos around the world are working together to preserve the species.
It is difficult to preserve the species while maintaining genetic diversity with only domestically bred individuals, so in accordance with the International Species Management Plan, we accepted a male from Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany in 2019 and a female from Seoul Grand Park in Korea in 2022, resulting in the birth of two tigers in May 2024, and now The first two babies were born in May 2024, and the fourth baby was born this time.


T he number of Amur tigers in Japan has been decreasing, although 53 baby Amur tigers have been born in Japan over the past 10 years. First, we will support the babies and their mothers so that the four animals will grow up healthy. In the future, we hope that the Amur tigers born at Adventure World will pass the baton of life in Japan and around the world, and contribute to the bright future of the Amur tiger.

About Amur Tigers]
■Classification: Carnivora
■Scientific Name: Panthera tigris altaica
■English Name: Amur Tiger
■Habitat: Northeast China to Siberia
■Diet: Horse meat and beef are fed in Adventure World.
Breeding：After a gestation period of about 100 days, one to six cubs are born in a single birth.
Newborn tigers weigh around 1 kg and are born prematurely, with their eyes still open. The young will open their eyes at around 10 days of age, but it may take up to 2 years for them to learn how to survive, including weaning and hunting training, and to become independent from their mothers.
Lifespan: In captivity, Amur tigers live 20 to 25 years.
Characteristics: The Amur tiger is the most northerly species of tiger.
They are solitary, have a large territory of 60-100㎢, and are nocturnal carnivores that hunt by walking 10km or more, sometimes 40km per night. Tiger pelts and bones are traded at high prices for ornaments and herbal medicines, leading to increased poaching and the decline of the Amur tiger population. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the tiger as Endangered (EN).