Overview

• Sri Venkateshwara Zoological Park confirmed the death on Sunday, identifying the tiger as approximately 19 years old.
• Pathologists from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University reported hydronephrosis compounded by age as the cause of death.
• Zoo officials said Sameer had been under intensive care for months as his mobility declined and he became immobile.
• The veterinary team sustained him on a liquid diet for the last three months before he stopped feeding entirely.
• Sameer was transferred from Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park in 2011 as a five-year-old and had long been a visitor favorite.