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Cathay and Hope, 10-month-old South Chinese Tigers, rest in the shade at the Pretoria National Zoo's Game Breeding Centre at Mokopane, 200km north of Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday 10 December 2003. With only 90 of these tigers left on earth, these tigers, born in a Chinese zoo, were brought to South Africa in September to ensure the survival of the critically endangered species. EPA/STR