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This is the adorable moment a Sumatran tiger cub took its first steps outside at London Zoo.
Footage filmed yesterday shows the critically endangered cub taking its first wobbly steps outdoor – exactly a month after its birth on December 12.
In the shots, the small cub takes a step out from under a log in an intrepid manner.
It slowly crosses the leaf-covered floor to meets its mother who was also leaving the den for the first time since the birth.
The adorable cub tried to follow its parent out of the cubbing den at ZSL London Zoo
It could be seen trotting across the den on a specialised cub-cam set up to capture its birth
In a cute scene, the baby tiger can be seen struggling to overcome a small step on the threshold of the den.
Eventually, it gets over it and takes the first steps into the main enclosure at the zoo for the first time.
ZSL London Zoo tiger keeper Kathryn Sanders said: 'The cub has so far mostly stayed tucked up with Gaysha in their cosy behind-the-scenes cubbing den but with such lovely weather yesterday it's clear she decided it was time for her little one to take its first steps in the outside world.'
The central London zoo celebrated the birth of the cub by releasing adorable footage that captured its first few hours.
The toddling cub struggled to get over the step as it went into the open for the first time
Gaysha was pictured affectionately licking her cub as she waited for it to follow her
Eventually the precocious cub overcame the step to go out into the main enclosure for the first time
