Sumatran tiger Update Aug 24, 2013

Look at these pictures of the cubs the keepers got this week. The keepers can already tell which markings they'll use to tell the cubs apart.Can you find one or two distinctive markings to distinguish one from the other?

sumatran tiger cubs vocalizing with mouths open

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