Surya the first Sumatran tiger cub...

... born in Poland for 8 years!
Photo taken during her first days on the enclosure.

In Poland you can find only 4 Sumatran tigers. One female, Ratu, lives in Warsaw. Three live in Wrocław - a breeding pair, Tengah and Nuri, and their first offspring - a female Surya.

This is great. Most American zoos don't let cubs out on exhibit until they are a bit older than this.

@Arizona Docent This highlights a huge difference between American zoos and European zoos. In the U.S., when an animal is born there can sometimes be MONTHS before the public has an opportunity to see it, while in Europe many species are out on exhibit the next day!

@Arizona Docent Your comment reminds me of your photographs of a Asiatic golden cat kitten and this reminds me what a luck and joy is to see (and photograph!) a young hunter's growing up path (or even one day).
I see also the impact which an animal family has on other, non-zoonerdic people. As long as animals have their hide-outs and "peaceful spots" it's to me okay to let the mother decide if she wants to go out with her cub/kitten or not (in case felids). Nuri and Surya have an opportunity to hide inside and in bamboo "forest" and they use these options if they want to be unseen. But they are often very showy, Surya is braver every day, plays near the glass and it's pleasure to watch how she became a powerful Sumatran tigress.

@snowleopard Thank you, I wasn't aware of that! So if e.g. Sand cats are born (or Black-footed cats in San Diego) they can be seen when they are like 5-6 months? Or later? Maybe it's obvious but it's really new to me!

The time for reveal for wild cat cubs and kittens is between three months and six months for most AZA zoos in the USA. Non-AZA zoos are often earlier.

Nice shot.

@Arizona Docent 3-months-cases are rather familiar to my experience Especially when we think about "big cats". I would say it's not common to see cubs under 3 months at least in my experience, for example this year in Warsaw zoo cheetah and a snow leopard cubs weren't/aren't allowed to go on-show before they are circa 3 months. In Dresden when I wanted to photograph a snow leopard cubs it was the same. But seeing what happens in e.g. UK (like Ceylon leopards in Banham) I suppose it's anyway more common (and earlier) than in US...
Thank you for info!

@Terry Thomas Thank you!

Congratulations for capturing this instant !
I feel, but that is quite personal, that the post-processing was a bit heavy on saturation, especially the blue eyes, even for your style that I recognize while watching other media you published in the gallery.