Dreamworld has received two bengal tiger cubs from a private zoo in NSW (Mogo?) They are either 5 weeks or 5 months old. On the eveing news.
its interesting that all the press releases (admittedly they are all the same press release!) just say "a private animal park [or zoo] in NSW" rather than "Mogo Zoo in NSW". It seems fairly obvious that it has to be Mogo.
Let's get our facts straight before we assume where the cubs came from. There is more than 1 private animal park (or zoo) in NSW. I know for a fact that the cubs were not bred at Mogo Zoo.
I realise there is more than one private animal park or zoo in NSW but leaving aside the Taronga zoos for obvious reasons (they don't count as private), I thought that left only Mogo that had tigers, and I know they have produced tiger and lion cubs before that went to Dreamworld and other facilities. If there is another park that has tigers in NSW it must have slipped my mind.
Private may also mean not open to the public, just guessing but the only other one I could think of would be Bullen's in Western Sydney, I believe Kato was bred by them for Dreamworld and perhaps some of the Australia Zoo cubs as well.
not likely to have produced cubs for Dreamworld though. So if it isn't Mogo, does that only leave Bullens?
I'm personally not at liberty to say, but you guys are doing a pretty good job of figuring things out
As Bullens are not open to the public they would not want publicity. Any place open to the public would ensure their name is mentioned for the publicity and more visitors it would bring.
fair enough, I officially retract my interpretation that you were suggesting they may have produced the cubs. I'm sure I did know Symbio had tigers but I must have forgotten.
Is this true i contacted dreamworld and they told me only one of their tigers are a hybrid the rest are pure bengal tigers? Fact or Fiction
That is fiction. All so-called "bengal" tigers in circusses and circus-like establishments like Dreamworld and Bullens are hybrids (and should be phased out!!). I have a hard time believing that in the 21st century there are still zoos in the western world that promote handraising of big cats... but, well, Dreamworld is more circus then zoo, and the normal morals of a reputable zoos don`t apply for them.
how up to date is Dreamworld's website? They list six Sumatran tigers on there, and six "Bengal tigers" (as to the purity of these, the father of four of the Bengals is a white tiger.....)
