The Louisville Zoo’s is home to two different species of tigers: the Amur tigers in Tiger Taiga and the Sumatran tigers in the Islands.
Sumatran Tigers
Jingga
Jingga arrived at the Louisville Zoo in 2022 from Topeka Zoo in Kansas. Jingga was born in 2011. She is on rotation in the Islands with Kami. How can you tell them apart? According to her keepers, Jingga loves to swim in the water, so if you see a tiger in the streams, it’s probably Jingga!
In Memory Of…
Kami
16-year-old male Sumatran tiger, Kami, passed in August 2024. Kami joined the Louisville Zoo in 2023 from the Oklahoma City Zoo. Kami leaves behind a notable legacy, having sired 6 cubs, including his most recent offspring, a male cub born on July 23, 2024, with 14-year-old female Jingga.