Overview
- The smallest cub died inside Aditi’s enclosure on August 8, four days after the birth of the six-cub litter.
- A second cub was transferred to the zoo hospital on August 9 due to feeding weakness but died the following night despite intensive treatment.
- Tigress Aditi is nursing the four remaining cubs under round-the-clock CCTV and manual observation.
- Veterinarians are administering dietary supplements to Aditi to enhance milk production and maintain vigilant care.
- The litter is the zoo’s largest in 20 years and highlights ongoing challenges in neonatal survival rates for large tiger litters.