PREVIEW

Tiger Tinder! Amur Tigers Meet For First Date At Woburn Safari Park. Five-year-old male tiger Dmitri and 12-year-old female tiger Minerva have been on their first date at Woburn Safari Park in June 2024. The stunning Amur tigers could be seen fondly greeting each other and relaxing together shortly after their initial introduction, just metres away from excited visitors' cars. Keepers are delighted that Dmitri and Minerva (known as Vera) have taken such a shine to each other and are hopeful they fall for each other and successfully breed, as part of the Endangered Species Programme (EEP). They have certainly looked like smitten kittens so far! Deputy Head of Carnivores, Tommy Babington said: “Dmitri and Vera's behaviour has been really positive so far. “We’ve seen them interacting, relaxing together and 'chuffing' at each other, which is a soft exhale sound tigers make to express a friendly greeting” This summer, visitors to Woburn Safari Park will spot Dmitri and Vera, or even the 'pawfect' couple together when they’re ‘dating’.