A six-year-old Royal Bengal Tigress died while undergoing treatment at the Nandankanan Zoological Park on Tuesday. Despite the efforts of veterinary doctors of the zoo along with experts from the OUAT, life of tigress ‘Anini, could not be saved, said a zoo official.
The tigress had been ill for past one month and had stopped taking food. Anini and three other cubs were born to Royal Bengal Tiger ‘Manish’ and white tigress Sneha in the zoo on July 28, 2014. Earlier, Royal Bengal Tigers ‘Manish’ and ‘Subhranshu’ had died on September 2, 2018 and August 5, 2016, respectively, due to blood protozoan disease.Currently, the zoo is left with 13 Royal Bengal Tigers, eight white tigers and three black tigers.