Cuban zoo celebrates birth of Bengal tigers amid energy crisis

Arrival of endangered cats, including rare white cub, revitalises team straining under fuel and medicine shortages

For the Cuban zookeeper Angel Cordero, the sight of four Bengal tiger cubs playing in a cage at the Cuban national zoo is a small miracle on an island stifled by shortages of fuel, medicine and days-long power outages.

The birth of these endangered big cats - including an exceedingly rare white tiger - has revitalised a team of zoo workers, he said.