Roaring success: Tiger cubs fit and healthy after animal shelter rescues mother from circus

Kenzo, a white male tiger, is held by his keeper who is in charge of the retired circus animals shelter at the park of Sainte-victoire in Trets, around 25 miles from Marseille.

The mother of the cub, Paris, a white tigress, was pregnant when she arrived and gave birth three months later to three cubs, a male and two females.

The Sainte-victoire animal park of Trets opened its retirment facility in February 2017 specialisinginhousingretired circus animals.

It is also home to a number of farmyard animals and some lions.