Cathay
Cathay arrived at the Laohu Valley reserve in September 2003 after a long journey from China. Cathay is our most playful tiger. She loves to play either with toys (the football is her favourite) or other tigers. Cathay also loves water and can often be found lying or playing in their drinking trough.
Madonna
Madonna is by far the cutest tiger and one of the staff’s favourites. When she arrived at Laohu Valley in November 2004 she was in pain (due to a broken tooth) and severely dehydrated, leading to a natural shyness. Even though she is the smallest, she is definitely the bravest. Recently Madonna was found to be successfully hunting entirely on her own, proving that she is not only cute, but also a really ferocious tiger too!
TigerWoods
TigerWoods is the clown out of the three of tigers and has a certain arrogance about him. TigerWoods loves attention and whenever there are any film crews around he has a habit of playing 'cute', rolling onto his back and looking up at you with his big brown eyes.
TigerWoods Junior
TigerWoods Junior, the male South China Tiger cub yet to be named, was born at Laohu Valley Reserve in South Africa at 23:30 on November 23rd 2007. He is the first South China Tiger born outside of China. He weighed 1.2 kg at birth. He is a quiet boy but could be quite communicative, especially at feeding times. He is the first cub of the female "Cathay" and the male "TigerWoods", both undergoing rewilding training at the Laohu Valley Reserve. Find out more about his birth.
Tiger 327
Tiger 327 (soon to be named) is the newest recruit to the Laohu Valley Reserve. He has come over from China with the task of mating with Cathay. 327 (a stud tiger), is of good health and has enjoyed settling in at the Laohu Valley Reserve. We have good reason to be hopeful that 327 will father a number of cubs in the future and is making good progress in his new home.