White tiger cubs to make public debut

A pair of 5-month-old white tiger cubs - one of them a snow-white with no stripes - are expected to make their first public appearance during the coming Spring Festival holiday in February at a zoo in Qingdao, Shandong province.

Their parents were brought to the Qingdao Zoo in May 2012, and the mother gave birth to the cubs at age 4 in July this year.

The cubs are in good health and are receiving elaborate care, according to a staff member at the zoo.