White tigers charm visitors as Sofia Zoo reopens after coronavirus shutdown


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  • Saturday, 16 May 2020

Chiafa, a white Bengal tiger, is pictured at Sofia city zoo, after it opened its doors to the public this week after being closed for over two months amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Bulgaria, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

SOFIA (Reuters) - Two white tigers have made their first public appearance at the Sofia Zoo, which has reopened after being closed for two months because of the coronavirus.

Blue-eyed Chiafa and his sister Narcis, who are a genetic variation of the better-known orange Bengal tigers, arrived from Hungary in January, chief keeper Radko Sertov said.

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