Tigress Megha gives birth to two cubs at Nandankanan

Bhubaneswar: In development that should cockle the hearts of animal lovers, tigress Megha has given to two cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park here on Wednesday evening.

According to zoo sources, Megha gave birth to the two cubs at the enclosure number-31.

Authorities of the zoo are quite excited at the birth of the two cubs and are leaving no stones unturned to take care of the mother and the new borns.

While Megha was residing at the Zoological Park, the cubs have been fathered by Nandan, who force entered the park from Chandaka jungle in 2013.

Following the incident, the zoo authorities had kept both Nandan and Megha together in an enclosure and planned for their reproduction.