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2 tiger brothers go on display at Kansas zoo

Manhattan’s newest residents, a pair of 8-year-old Malayan tiger brothers, Malik and Hakim. The animals will be on exhibit starting Saturday, December 12. Photos courtesy of Cincinnati Zoo.
Manhattan’s newest residents, a pair of 8-year-old Malayan tiger brothers, Malik and Hakim. The animals will be on exhibit starting Saturday, December 12. Photos courtesy of Cincinnati Zoo.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The zoo in Manhattan has two new stripped additions.

The Manhattan Mercury  reports that they’re two Malayan tigers named Malik and Hakim. The 8-year-old brothers come from Cincinnati and arrived at the Sunset Zoo earlier this month. They’ll go on display Dec. 12 after the standard quarantine process is complete.

Zoo director Scott Shoemaker says the zoo is “thrilled” to reconnect the Manhattan community to the “gorgeous big cats.” There also are plans to modernize their home.

The zoo’s previous tiger, Bob, died in the spring of 2014.

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