International Tiger Day is celebrated annually on 29 July. This year, we are inviting everyone who is interested to visit the zoo’s newly built Tiger Valley on Saturday, 27 July, to rendezvous with the Amur tiger and the other wonderful inhabitants found there. At the event, you will hear relevant tales, be able to play a fun tiger game, observe the feeding of animals, and do other exciting things. The event in Tiger Valley begins at 16.00 and lasts until 22.00. 
In the central large enclosure of Tiger Valley, you will meet Danuta, a 12-year-old tiger mother who has embraced her exciting habitat. Sometimes she hides in the vegetation so skilfully that finding her presents a challenge even to someone with a practiced eye. 
Ohana, a temperamental young female tiger who is about to turn two years old, needs more time to get used to the various enclosures of Tiger Valley. Alexander, a young three-year-old male tiger who was the last to arrive, is in quarantine for a month: he is adapting to new his circumstances and people. 
Members of the cat family can also be seen elsewhere in the zoo. Amur leopard Darla, a 20-year-old good leopard mother, who raised 12 cubs, spends most of her time lying on a high shelf in her secure enclosure in the old bear house, while still keeping an eye on her surroundings. In the old lion house, however, Keisi, a curious young female serval, is peering carefully at a loud flamboyance of greater flamingos in the opposite pen.
The young, playful, and beautiful snow leopard Makalu, whose pet name is Lulu, lives in the Alpinarium and gladly spies on, jumps, explores and communicates with viewers. Sometimes all one needs is a little patience, and there she is rushing out of hiding as she wriggles her long tail. 
A female Chinese soft-shell turtle was released into a large pool in the rainforest exposition building. The male, who had been living there, greeted the arrival of a mate with fervour. In the outdoor parrot enclosure at the tropical house, two nice red-footed tortoises enjoy the pleasures of the outdoors. 
The laughing kookaburra lets out its cackling-rattling singing laugh and makes darting flights in its enclosure. The black stork, on the other hand, found a light stone in its enclosure, rolled it into its nest and pondered for a long time whether or not to begin incubating. Storks may engage in such substitution activities.
The big-horned Siberian ibex males are looking for the perfect place to scratch their horns in their pile of logs. In the afternoon, Indian crested porcupines gather outside to go about their business. Carl, the elephant, enjoys evening meals in his outdoor pen. Crimson rosella parrot Oskar, on the other hand, is gnawing on the branch of a northern white-cedar from a neighbouring enclosure, even though his own enclosure is full of northern white-cedars. 
A new litter of sugar gliders moved into the children’s zoo: six females and three males. The animals live close together, but in isolation, because otherwise there would be no end to their procreation. 
A small but active horned grebe can be seen on the waterfowl pond in the Kihnu native sheep enclosure. He has also been seen catching smaller fish on his own. 
A pair of barn swallows, who made a nest under the edge of the roof, are busy feeding their chicks. A chick that is much smaller than the rest is growing in the nest. It seems to be full of spunk and will hopefully be able to grow up. 
On Tuesday, Anne Saluneeme, the zoo’s longest serving employee, celebrated her birthday: 75 years of life and 60 years of zoo work behind her, our Anne continues to press on at the zoo, keeping an eye on the animals and kindly giving explanations to people.
