The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) here on Saturday welcomed new guests, including white tigress 'Rupa', who gave birth to four cubs. The zoo authorities said the cubs were born to 6-year-old Rupa and melanistic tiger 'Krishna'.
She gave birth to cubs between 5.43 am and 9.31 am and they are under CCTV surveillance to ensure their health and safety, the authorities said. However, they said it was too early to determine the sex of the tiger cubs.
White Tigress Rupa Gives Birth to 4 Cubs
At present, Nandankanan has 27 tigers, including (17) normal coloured tigers, (7) white tigers and (3) melanistic tigers.