Bengal Tiger in Tirupati Zoo (By Arrangement)
TIRUPATI: A male Bengal tiger died at the Tirupati Zoo on Sunday night after a prolonged illness. It was aged 7.6-years.
The tiger was born blind in 2016 at the animal rescue centre of the zoo, the Sri Venkateswara (SV) Zoological Park. According to its curator, C Selvam, the tiger started having epileptic seizures, a nervous disorder, from 2017. "We have been providing treatment. However, its health deteriorated fast in the past two days," Selvam stated.
The tiger died around 8:30pm on March 17. A post-mortem done by doctors from the S.V. Veterinary University recorded the cause of death as ‘hydronephrosis leading to nephritis’, along with underdevelopment of the brain (hypoplasia).
The blind tiger remained a resident at the Tirupati zoo's rescue centre for its entire life.
The tiger died around 8:30pm on March 17. A post-mortem done by doctors from the S.V. Veterinary University recorded the cause of death as ‘hydronephrosis leading to nephritis’, along with underdevelopment of the brain (hypoplasia).
The blind tiger remained a resident at the Tirupati zoo's rescue centre for its entire life.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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