White tigress gives birth to 4 cubs in Nandankanan zoo

In a piece of good news for animal lovers, white tigress Rupa has given birth to four cubs in her enclosure in Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. 

With this, the population of white tigers in the zoo has increased. 

As per reports, all the cubs are healthy and Rupa is nursing them. Zoo officials are keeping a watch on the tigress and her cubs through CCTV cameras. 

However, the zoo authority is yet to ascertain the genders of the cubs.

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This was Rupa’s third litter. The cubs are born to Rupa and a melanistic tiger named Krishna. 

In her first litter, Rupa had mated with tiger Rajesh and gave birth to three cubs in 2022. In the second litter, she again sired with Rajesh and gave birth to two cubs.