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Siegfried, Roy Adopt Tiger Cubs

Posted Jun 13, 08 12:30 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(AP) – Siegfried and Roy welcomed five new tiger cubs to their exotic habitat on the Las Vegas Strip yesterday. Siegfried Fischbacher said the new arrivals would be therapeutic for Roy Horn, who was partially paralyzed when a 380-pound white Bengal tiger sank his teeth into Horn's neck five years ago and crushed his windpipe. The two illusionists plan a one-night-only comeback in February.

"That gives him a reason to get up in the morning," Fischbacher said of his longtime partner, who did not answer questions but instead played with the cubs, even nibbling on one's ear.

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Roy Horn, of the illusionist team of Siegfried & Roy, kisses a 6-week-old white-striped tiger cub at his Las Vegas home Thursday, June 12, 2008.   (Louie Traub)
Siegfried Fischbacher, left, and Roy Horn, of the illusionist team of Siegfried & Roy, play with a 6-week-old white-striped tiger cub at their Las Vegas home, Thursday, June 12, 2008.   (Louie Traub)
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