An 11-year-old Manchurian, or Siberian, tiger has given birth to quintuplets in a park in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.

The mother is one of the stars of the centre's breeding programme, having previously given birth to quadruplets and another set of quintuplets.

The cubs are being kept close to their mother, and fed goat's milk enriched with eggs, to help them build up their strength before they are released into the wild.