Tiger Cubs Launch Surprise 'Attack' on Mom at Nashville Zoo

A monitoring camera captured video of tiger cubs launching a sudden and adorable “attack” on their mother at the Nashville Zoo in Tennessee.

Footage from the tigers’ enclosure shows Sumatran tiger Anne being climbed on, mauled, and nibbled by her three cubs.

The zoo posted the video on Sunday, January 28, to mark Anne’s eighth birthday, and told Storyful it was captured on January 22.

“This first-time mom is doing an amazing job raising three rambunctious cubs!” staff wrote in a Facebook post.

The three cubs — Kirana, Bulan, and Zara – were born October 20, 2023, the zoo said. Credit: Nashville Zoo via Storyful

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