Bhubaneswar, June 8: The tiger population at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar rose to 29 after white tigress Mousumi gave birth to two cubs on the night of June 7.
As per reports, the two cubs were born at 9:15 PM and 11:03 PM respectively in Enclosure 28B.
According to zoo officials, one of the cubs looks like it has a normal colour, while the other appears to be white. The gender of the cubs hasn’t been identified yet, as they are still being cared for by their mother.
Zoo officials are keeping a close watch on the mother and her babies to make sure they are healthy and well looked after.
It is worth mentioning that the cubs were born after a successful mating between white tigress Mousumi and a normal-coloured tiger named Rajesh on February 27 and 28 this year. This is Mousumi’s second time having cubs.
Both parents are originally from Nandankanan Zoo—Mousumi was born on August 5, 2016, to tigers Manish and Sneha, and Rajesh was born on September 22, 2018, to Roshan and Bijaya.
With the birth of the two new cubs, the total number of tigers at Nandankanan Zoo has increased to 29. This includes 19 normal-coloured tigers (11 males, 7 females, and 1 cub), six white tigers (3 males, 2 females, and 1 cub), and four black (melanistic) tigers (3 males and 1 female).
