According to him, the tiger was given to the park in 2012 for temporary maintenance.
“The Ministry of Investment and Land and Property Policy insisted on the removal of the Amur tiger from the program (EARAZA for the conservation and reproduction of the Amur tiger. - RT ) and agreed on its transfer. We are talking about the transfer of Cupid to the NP "Park of Tigers" in the Krasnodar Territory ", - he said.
The friendship of Timur and Amur became known in 2015. Tiger made friends with the goat, which was launched in his cage to be eaten.
In 2015, both animals had social media accounts, and in 2017, offspring.