Highland Wildlife Park shares adorable clip of Amur tiger cub sneaking up on mum to give her a 'hug'

A Scots wildlife park has shared an adorable clip of one of their rare tiger cubs sneaking up on its mum for a 'cuddle'.

The trio of cute Amur tiger cubs, who were born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park in May, has been making a big impression on staff and guests.

And in the latest minute-long video posted on Facebook by staff at the park, found near Aviemore, the mischievous triplets can be seen playing and exploring their new home.

Keepers recently revealed the new arrivals, two girls and a boy, have been named Nishka, Layla and Aleksander in tribute to the species' native home of Russia.

The tiny cub playfully snuggles up to mum Dominika (RZSS)

Following their first health check and vaccinations last week, the three cubs have now been given regular outdoor access, meaning lucky visitors could spot the triplets starting to explore.

They had previously been spending most of their time in the cubbing den with mum Dominika, with dad Botzman set to be gradually introduced to them as they grow older.

One of three Amur tiger cubs explores their outside enclosure for the first time at Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie in the Highlands (PA)

As well as being part of the endangered species breeding programme for Amur tigers, with Dominika giving birth to a previous litter in 2013, the charity has supported tiger conservation in Nepal by developing methods to evaluate tiger diets within the RZSS WildGenes laboratory based at Edinburgh Zoo.

It's been a hugely successful process for the park, with new arrival Botzman, who only came to the park near Aviemore in October, quickly becoming smitten with resident female Dominika after the pair were introduced in February this year.

Daska Mackintosh, Head of Operations and Visitor Services at Highland Wildlife Park said: “Every visit to Highland Wildlife Park helps care for amazing animals in Scotland and around the world, so it is wonderful to see more and more people coming back and hoping to see our Amur tiger family."

Anyone planning to visit Highland Wildlife Park must book tickets in advance at highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/we-are-open as visitor numbers are still limited for everyone’s safety.

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