Dec 30, 2009

Zookeeper lugs 2 Siberian tiger cubs


An Iraqi zookeeper lugs two three-month-old Siberian tiger cubs at central Baghdad's Al-Zawraa zoo last October.

The Iraqi capital's zoo is enjoying a boom, and not just in attendance -- its Siberian tigers gave birth to twins this summer, part of a string of new arrivals fuelling the park's expansion.