See pictures of adorable Bengal tiger cubs born at El Salvador shelter

A 45-day-old Bengal tiger cub (Panthera Tigris Tigris), is photographed at the Wild Shelter Foundation (FURESA) in Jayaque in El Salvador, 40 kilometres west of San Salvador, on January 31, 2017. Four Bengal tiger cubs, an endangered species, successfully born through normal delivery at the shelter. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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A 45-day-old Bengal tiger cub (Panthera Tigris Tigris), is photographed at the Wild Shelter Foundation (FURESA) in Jayaque in El Salvador, 40 kilometres west of San Salvador, on January 31, 2017. Four Bengal tiger cubs, an endangered species, successfully born through normal delivery at the shelter. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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The Bengal Tiger is one of the largest species of tigers in the world. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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One of the tiger cubs relaxes at the Wild Shelter Foundation. Bengal tigers live in India and are sometimes called Indian tigers. They are the most common tiger and number about half of all wild tigers. Over many centuries they have become an important part of Indian tradition and lore. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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A tiger cub being shown off by a keeper at its enclosure. Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old and remain with their mothers for two to three years, when they disperse to find their own territory. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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Two cubs cuddle at the shelter. Four bengal tiger cubs, an endangered species, successfully born through normal delivery at the FURESA animals shelter. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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Over the last 100 years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced tiger populations from hundreds of thousands of animals to perhaps fewer than 2,500. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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The cubs nurse their mother until they are about 24 weeks old. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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At birth, the cubs weigh approximately two pounds at birth and are blind and utterly dependent on their mother for food and protection. ( Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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The Bengal tiger is found in India as well as Bangladesh and it is known to live both in the heated areas of desert and the grasslands where it is wet and cool. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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A 45-day-old bengal tiger cub relaxes at the shelter. (Marvin RECINOS / AFP)

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The biggest threat to the Indian Tigers is that their natural habitat continues to be cut away by the industrialization. As a result they struggle to survive in less area and with less prey to feed upon. (Marvin RECINO / AFP)