The Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar welcomed 3 little guests on Wednesday. Royal Bengal Tigress Megha gave birth to 3 cubs at the famous zoological park in the capital city late on Tuesday night. The Zoo authorities said that the cubs were fathered by Royal Bengal Tiger Nandan.
With this, the total tiger population in the zoo rose to 30. Among these, 7 are White Tigers, 4 are Melanistic Tigers and 13 are Royal Bengal Tigers.
According to the zoo authorities, the mother tigress and her 3 cubs are healthy and are being monitored through CCTV for their safety.
A few days back on the 28th of March, white tigress Bijaya had given birth to three cubs after mating with Bengal Tiger Saif.