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Two rare tiger cubs made their public debut in the UK yesterday.

Howletts Wild Animal Park, in Kent, said the five-month-old Amur tigers, named Kazimir and Arina (right), have been hand-reared from birth by keeper Ben Warren.

Mr Warren said: “These cute cubs had a hard start in life, as their mum left them alone.

“We made the decision to hand-raise them so that they would get the nutrition and care that they needed. This involved hand-feeding them both at two-hourly intervals, constant supervision and regular medical checks by the on-site vet team at the wild animal park.”

The female cub Arina has shown signs of a lack of bone mass, causing her to walk with a limp and has undergone surgery to correct it, which has been partially successful. (AP)

Mummy to get a CT scan

A Virginia museum is to attempt to unwrap the story behind one of the earliest surviving Egyptian mummies by performing a CT scan on the artefact. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond is to complete the procedure on Tjeby, its 4,000-year-old mummy excavated at Sheikh Farag in 1923.

The information gathered will help provide greater detail of the body, create a 3D digital model and even reconstruct the face of the mummy that has been on display on and off since being acquired by the museum in 1953. (PA)

Fruit and spice that can kill

A mum fears that eating one piece of fruit or a spicy meal could kill her, The Mirror has reported.

Mum-of-one Charlotte Jefferson, 25, has been rushed to hospital multiple times after being taken ill after eating.

She coughs up blood if she eats a pear or a tomato and her throat swells so much she cannot breathe if she eats spices.

Now her doctors have diagnosed salicylate intolerance, a rare disorder which rules out cucumber, broccoli, yoghurt, jam, fruit drinks and fizzy drinks. (PA)

Parrot robs tourist of cash

British tourist Peter Leach has told how he was robbed of £700 holiday cash - by a parrot, The Sun has reported.

The 52-year-old was taking photos of a green kea at a beauty spot on New Zealand’s South Island when the bird sneaked into his campervan and grabbed a bag containing all of his money before flying off. (PA)

Shark species identification

British fishermen are to be given training to identify shark species in a collaboration designed to help efforts to protect the threatened fish.

The scheme by the Co-operative, the Shark Trust and the commercial fishing industry aims to improve the recording of species that are caught by fleets, to boost knowledge of individual shark populations.

It is hoped the project will provide data to help manage shark stocks more sustainably, as more than half of British shark species are threatened with extinction. (AP)