Sumatran Tiger cubs Susu, Marni and Ketambe are turning one and we need your help to celebrate these school holidays!
Bring your cubs to meet Adelaide Zoo’s tiger family with free face painting, a special tiger talk and tasty birthday enrichment.
Activities are free for Zoos SA members, under 4’s and included with your day ticket.
Face painting
10am – 4pm
Drop by the stage near the Envirodome (opposite the Siamang and gibbon habitat) to add some colour and smiles to your visit!
More about the cubs…
On Wednesday 21 December 2022, female Sumatran Tiger Delilah welcomed three tiny and stripy tiger cubs. The arrival of cubs was an exciting moment for conservation with only 400 Sumatran Tigers estimated to be left on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Female cub, Susu, which means milk in Indonesian, is quieter and more reserved. She loves following sister, Marni, around and interacting with Dad Kembali through the mesh fence. She is easily identified by the two black ‘dots’ in the middle on her head. Marni means loyal and persistent in Indonesian, and good in Kaurna, the language of the land on which she was born. She can be identified by the triangular markings on her forehead and black flecks between her eyes.
The male cub is the largest of the three. He is a big mama’s boy and he loves following Delilah around. Named after a village in Aceh, spot Ketambe by looking out for the vertical ‘fishhook’ marking on his head.
