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New tiger debuts at Detroit Zoo: See photos

Tiger was born in 2011 at Lansing zoo

Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo. (Patti Truesdell) (Detroit Zoo/Patti Truesdell)

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – There’s a new tiger on the prowl at the Detroit Zoo.

The Zoo announced this week that they have welcomed Ameliya to the Devereaux Tiger Forest.

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“Ameliya, often called Liya by animal care staff, is a playful and curious Amur tiger who already seems to be making herself at home,” the zoo said in a social media post.

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The tiger comes from Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, where she was born in 2011.

Check out more photos of Ameliya below:

Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo. (Patti Truesdell) (Detroit Zoo/Patti Truesdell)
Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo. (Patti Truesdell) (Detroit Zoo/Patti Truesdell)
Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo. (Patti Truesdell) (Detroit Zoo/Patti Truesdell)
Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo. (Patti Truesdell) (Detroit Zoo/Patti Truesdell)

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