PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — America’s oldest zoo has welcomed two new endangered big cats to help prevent their extinction. Rory, a female Amur tiger, joined the Philadelphia Zoo tiger habitat. She was born ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Philadelphia Zoo has welcomed two new residents to its Big Cat Falls exhibit—Rory, a four-year-old female Amur tiger, and Rafferty, an eight-year-old male Amur leopard. Both big ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the mummified cheetahs preserved in a laboratory. The oldest of the cat skeletal remains date back about 4,000 years ago.

The endangered big cats are hanging on in Russia, the first country-wide survey of the animal suggests, while scientists and conservationists debate future protections.

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Zoo on Tuesday announced the arrival of its two newest residents — a female Amur tiger named Rory, and a male Amur leopard named Rafferty. Both animals arrived at the ...