An elderly female Sumatran tiger died at Wellington Zoo on Friday night, to the sadness and dismay of staff and zoo visitors.
Cantik, the 21 year old tiger from Wellington Zoo was an amazing attraction at Wellington Zoo, but she was more than that. She was a great friend that will be very much missed.
Cantik was growing old and was suffering from some bad diseases and severe arthritis.
The Zoo staff believed that Cantik would not survive the difficult treatment she would need to take to become healthy again, so the decision was made to put Cantik down.
“Cantik was loved by everyone at Wellington Zoo and has lived a long, full life here” said Mr Paul Horton, one of Cantik’s carers. Cantik had a son, Rokan, so her name will live on.
Article written by Holly Britain, 12
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That is so sad!
I’m very sad for the zoo staff because Sumatran tigers are an endangered species
And sometimes act very cute
sooooooooooooooo sad
Awww. How sad:(
aww soo sad
That’s no good
do you even feel sorry for the tiger that died at wellington zoo if it died in front of you and there was are rober wold you hide or run and it wold be scry and that wold be as scry as it can be and he came to your house you sold ran or hide tink you sold ran away.
that must be so sad.
so sad:( 🙁
how sad in Wellington a tiger that died
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that is so sad sorry to say .
arnt thy an indangered species?
🙁 awww
That is sooooooooo sad
That is so sad they are of my favorite animals because they are cats that are big. 🙁 :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
I was ment to do just sad faces at the end. Opps
why did it have to die then? that is very sad and I don’t want to hear a thing like that again
R.i.p ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Awwww it’s so sad :(((
#SO SAD
Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!
So sad to hear her die.we are all going to miss her.
Thats So Sad…
🙁
That is so sad
That is so sad
I’m crying