City boasts most South China tiger in captivity

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Luoyang, a city in Central China's Henan province, boasts a total of 33 South China tigers in zoos, leading other cities for five consecutive years, according to data released by the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens.

A total of 178 South China tigers, a critically endangered species endemic in China and is extinct in the wild, have been raised in 17 zoos in 16 cities across the country. This year, 10 new tiger cubs were born in Luoyang.

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