Chhattisgarh: Zoo authorities share the first pictures of three pups born to white tigress “Raksha”

Raksha, a white tigress, gave birth to three cubs at the Maitri Bagh Zoo in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, according to officials. The Zoo Authority revealed the first images of the cubs on Monday after the tigress gave birth to them a month and a half ago. In November last year, a two-month-old white tiger named ‘Singham’ […]

by Sagarika Gautam - June 13, 2023, 11:00 am

Raksha, a white tigress, gave birth to three cubs at the Maitri Bagh Zoo in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, according to officials.
The Zoo Authority revealed the first images of the cubs on Monday after the tigress gave birth to them a month and a half ago.

In November last year, a two-month-old white tiger named ‘Singham’ was released in the Maitri Bagh Zoo in Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai district.
According to an official, breeding among tigers was stopped then for the last two years due to the prevailing COVID pandemic.
A tiger and tigress were brought together a few months ago following which Singham was born in September.
“Breeding among tigers was stopped for the last two years amid the pandemic. Six months ago, we brought Roma (Tigress) and Sultan (Tiger) and had a tiger cub on September 5. We named him Singham.