If there is a person in this world whose day is not made brighter by the sight of a baby tiger, I should never want to meet them. Last October, Sumatran tiger mom Anne welcomed three fluffy cubs to her critically endangered species. The triplets’ naming contest raised almost $8,000 for the Nashville Zoo’s Tiger Conservation Campaign and gave the litter the perfect names: Kirana, Zara and Bulan. Whether in person at the Nashville Zoo or on social media, admirers from far and wide have seen the sweet and sometimes spicy cubs wrestling, hissing at the vet and taking naps on their mom’s head. They’re nearly full-grown now, but we’ll always enjoy seeing their photos on “Tongue Out Tuesdays.”
