A 6-year-old male Siberian tiger at the Jinshan Zoo of Yueyang in

Hunan Province is eager to have a "mate."

The tiger, named Lingling, has growled and paced around the cage anxiously every day since spring arrived.

 

As anxious as he is to find a partner, the zoo is now in difficult financial straits and cannot afford to buy a tigress for Lingling. Its officials are hoping that zoos with tigresses can contact them and help Lingling find a companion.

 

Siberian Tigers are one of the world's top 10 most endangered animals, the Xiaoxiang Morning Post reports.

 

(China Daily April 25, 2005)