Gallery: Sumatran Tiger cubs at Dublin Zoo

Updated: 12:59, Thursday, 30 July 2009

Two Sumatran Tiger cubs born in May this year can now been seen by visitors to Dublin Zoo.

The new additions, who have not yet been named, are nine weeks old and are the result of an international zoo breeding programme. The male cub was 1kg at birth, while the female was 0.85kg.

The Sumatran Tiger is a critically endangered species. Dublin Zoo says as few as 400 are in survival in the wild. Watch Philip Bromwell's report on the tigers