Male adults weigh between 350 and 450 pounds. Already the tiger cubs are catching up in size to the mountain lion, who is almost two months older. Eventually Hunter should weigh around 150 pounds, Munro said. For now though, the four cubs are the best of friends, and each day, thousands of people stand peering over the fence that surrounds their play area to get a glimpse of them. Inside, at least one handler is always present, and generally two or three Marine World workers help keep track of the quartet.
People get very excited when they get to touch the tiger cubs.
At night, the cubs go home with their trainers, where they are bottle fed, and generally made to feel like part of the family. Hunter stays downstairs with me and everything works out fine. The three tiger cubs are kept together, making for quite a bit of work for the lucky trainer who brings the trio home at night. The home visits will keep up until the cubs are big enough to join the other tigers on Tiger Island. That should happen about the time the cats weigh about as much as their trainers.