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A three-year-old gold-striped tiger is melting the hearts of Facebook users with her cuddly appearance, potentially giving baby hippo Moo Deng a run for her money.
The Chiang Mai Night Safari debuted photos of the tiger named Ava on November 19, introducing her three weeks after her sister Luna. The siblings were born on November 16, 2021, to tigers the zoo purchased from the Czech Republic and South Africa in July 2015.
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Describing Ava as playful and sociable, keepers say the female tiger surprisingly has a friendly personality towards children, a behavior that runs counter to the animal’s reputation for being cruel to humans. Although it is believed that there are only about thirty golden tabby tigers in the world, there are still more tigers that carry the same genes.
Although Ava is still far from reaching the fame of Moo Deng – who already has her own 24/7 livestream and a catchy theme song – the tiger is gaining more and more attention on Facebook. A Thai user wrote: “So beautiful and sweet. I want to kiss your cheek.” Another commented: “The face looks so soft and cute!”
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