White tiger cubs Dexter and Dakota were born in Feldman Ecopark this spring. So now they are not quite babies anymore — the tiger cubs are growing and getting stronger right before our eyes. Friendly and playful, they’ve already become true internet stars.

Dexter and Dakota faced serious trials in the first weeks of their lives — their own mother suddenly abandoned her children. Thankfully, the Ecopark staff stepped in to raise the cubs — and they weren’t alone. A wonderful helper joined the mission: a dog named Chili adopted the little tigers as her own. She takes constant care of them, protects, and accompanies them on every walk. Surrounded by love and attention, the cubs are healthy, happy, and thriving.

White tigers are incredibly rare animals. According to scientists, tiger cubs with white fur are born in nature in only one out of 10,000 cases. So far, we know only about white tigers kept in zoos. There are about 130 of them (most of them are in India) and all of them are descendants of one single white tiger caught in 1951. In Feldman Ecopark, the white tigress Alba gave birth to such cubs several times.