Phoenix Zoo Gets Tiger Jai

Phoenix Zoo has a new resident, an 18-month-old male Sumatran tiger named Jai, which is pronounced "Jay." Photo Credit: Deirdre Hamill/The Arizona Republic. Jai, the Phoenix Zoo's new tiger, shows off his animal magnetism.

"Tigers are one of those charismatic animals that people want to see," Hall said. "They are big, dominant carnivores, and they are very stately and graceful. They are just cool."

There are fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers living in the wild and 210 living in captivity, Hall said.

Two now live in Phoenix.

Jai joins Ime, a female, in the tiger exhibit. But there will not be a love connection.

Ime is 19 and the mother of eight tigers now living at zoos across the country.

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