Adorable golden tiger at Thai zoo makes netizens go 'awww...'

Some adorable pictures of the golden tiger named 'Ava' were shared by Chiang Mai Night Safari on their Facebook Page, which soon caught the attention of many.

Netizens going gaga over adorable and cutesy pictures of animals is rather common. From dogs and koalas to cats and hippos — endearing videos and pictures of animals from various parts of the globe are a huge source of entertainment for social media users. And honestly, we can't blame them, some are just too cute to ignore!

The latest social media sensation is a three-year-old golden tabby tiger named 'Ava' residing at a zoo in Thailand. Notably, just a few months back, a female baby pygmy hippopotamus named 'Moo Deng' living at a Thai zoo grabbed the headlines after pictures of it went viral online.

Ava, the current talk of the town, and her sister Luna, were born on the same day - February 16, 2021, and presently stay at the Chiang Mai Night Safari in northern Thailand, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. Their parents were transported here from the Czech Republic and South Africa in July 2015.

Some adorable pictures of Ava were shared by Chiang Mai Night Safari on their Facebook Page, which soon caught the attention of many. The post garnered as many as 34,000 likes and 24,000 shares within just 2 days. The cute golden tiger, quite unsurprisingly made her way to the hearts of thousands of netizens in no time!

Golden tigers are a very rare variant of the Bengal tiger, famous for their recessive colour-changing gene.

Social media was rife with comments from netizens who were quite noticeably smitten with the lovable demeanour of Ava.

“Her face is so sweet,” one user said on Facebook.

“She looks so clean, as if she takes 10 baths a day,” commented another.

Only about 30 golden tigers are known to exist in captivity globally, which is a lot less as compared to that of white tigers (200), which also are categorized under Bengal or Siberian tigers having a colour mutation.