Events for February
M T W T F S S
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 1 2 3 4
Add your event FREE

Today


Videos


Polls

  • Are you considering buying a property in Croatia, now the country is joining the EU?
  • show result

    all polls





Tiger heat

croatiantimes.com

Tang Baihu a rare white tiger is one big flop when it comes to being king of the jungle.

First keepers had to abandon plans to restore his wild nature by feeding him live prey after a bull turned the tables on him and forced Tang to flee for his life.

Now it seems that randy Tang - who lives at Yancheng Zoo in Changzou, eastern China - can't even earn his stripes as a lover.

Keepers are scouring the world for a mate for Tang after his last would-be-partner rejected him and had to be separated from the keen but inexperienced big cat.

Zoo manager Xu Yiha explained: "When you're as rare as Tang is, that's a bit of a problem. It's not as if there are thousands of these animals we can chose from.

"He is sometimes too fussy for his own good."

White tigers are extinct in the wild and worldwide there are just a few hundred in zoos and wildlife parks.

"He is very depressed, off his food and listless and very keen to start breeding. We just need to find him a wife," said Xu.




Tag cloud problem  parks  wildlife  zoos  breeding  scouring  separated  fussy  worldwide  extinct  Yiha  chose  wife  tiger  Tang  listless  food  animals  inexperienced  keepers



Trainee Journalist


Latest News

 

Austrian holidaymakers are patriots, poll shows
More than one in four Austrians who plan to go on holiday this year will do so in their home country, according to a new poll.

Former Tennis star Iva Majoli no longer living with husband
Former Croatian tennis star Iva Majoli and her husband Stipe Maric have parted ways.

Half of working age population unemployed in Croatia
Only every second able-bodied citizen is working in Croatia. The labour force unemployment rate in Croatia is amongst the highest in Europe.

Croatian software company opens London branch
Three young entrepreneurs from Croatian capital Zagreb are about to take London by storm. Antun Debak, Darko Cengija and Vibor Cipan all in their mid 20s, are the names behind local software company UX Passion, who have just opened a branch in the British capital.

Hackers crash President Josipovic's website
Local members of the hacker group Anonymous, briefly shut down the official website of the Office of the President of Croatia last night (Thurs), writes tportal.

Heroic Brac man takes pregnant woman to Split on speed boat in hurricane winds
With ferries not operating and helicopters not able to fly due to the extreme weather, it was the heroics of a local man on the Dalmatian island of Brac to help get pregnant, Ruzica Mikacic to the hospital on the mainland in Split in time to deliver her baby.

Snow forces postponement of Croatian football league matches
The current snow storms and low temperatures that are gripping the country have forced the postponement of around 18 matches of Croatian football's 1st division.

Croatia knocked out in semi-final of Euro Futsal Championship
The Croatian national futsal team lost 4-2 to Russia in the semi-final of the 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship in front of 12,000 fans in the Arena in Zagreb last night (Thur).

Some Croatian Embassies may close
Although the budget for the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MFEA) should remain the same, Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic has indicated that the closure of some Croatian diplomatic missions was something that was being discussed, reports HRT.

Chocolate Festival begins in Zagreb
Chocofest Zagreb, the first regional festival of chocolate started on the main square in the Croatian capital Zagreb today (Fri).

 



The most popular stories –
last 7 days



Friends and Partners