They’re the offspring of the first-ever Siberian tiger to be raised in captivity and give birth in the wild.

So let's be real: the world is full of super depressing news — that you should still read all about — but you know what's not at all depressing? Tigers.

This here is Zolushka — the Russian name for "Cinderella" — a Siberian tiger who was orphaned and abandoned back in early 2012. She was taken in and raised at a rehabilitation facility in Alekseyevka village, near Vladivostok in Far East Russia before being released into the wild in June 2013.

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There were concerns that she wouldn't be able to thrive in the wild but she's managed to do more than that: she's become the first rehabilitated Amur tiger to give birth in the wild.

There are only about 500 left in the wild, it's estimated, so this is a BIG DEAL.

Bastak

And her two cubs apparently completely healthy — and INCREDIBLY ADORABLE

Bastak

Check out the footage captured of them playing together — courtesy of the International Fund for Animal Welfare — here:

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