Topeka Zoo provides look at 1-month-old tiger cubs, who have growing confidence, personalities

Distinct personalities of the four tiger cubs born at the Topeka Zoo one month ago are starting to emerge, director Brendan Wiley said Thursday.

Jingga gave birth to three males and one female Oct. 15.

“They’re starting to really kind of look different and act different,” Wiley said. “Their personalities are starting to show up.”

Badar, who is named after the tiger ranger in southeast Asia whom the zoo supports, has a “big, tough guy attitude,” according to Wiley.

He described the female, Zayana, as “a little bossy.”

Kansa Raja has some of the prettiest markings on the sides of his face, Wiley said, while cub three, who was expected to be named Thursday afternoon, is the most laid back.

People are often caught off guard by the cubs’ development process.

“They’re not unlike kittens you may see at home, where it takes them a while to get their eyes open, then it takes them a while for them to really start being mobile,” Wiley said. “They’re just now kind of getting their legs under them. They’re just a lot of fun to see, the daily changes each day.”