Tiger cubs loving the leaves at Longleat Safari Park

Longleat Safari Park's newest arrivals have been enjoying the last of the autumn weather playing in mounds of leaves which their keepers filled with treats.

The endangered Amur tiger cubs - the world’s largest big cats – have been exploring their main enclosure for the first time at the Wiltshire Safari Park.

Rusty and Yuki are part of a European wide breeding programme for the endangered sub-species.

Native to the far east of Russia, the Amur tiger is the largest of the big cats and can weigh up to 300 kg and measure more than three metres in length.

Although they are still under severe threat their status was officially changed from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2007.

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