Representative image of a dead tiger cub.
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Mysuru: Four cubs rescued in Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district recently have died in Chamundi Wild Animals Rescue and Rehabilitation and Conservation Breeding Centre of Mysuru Zoo at Koorgalli.
These four to five-month-old tiger cubs were rescued from an agricultural land at Gowdanakatte of Hunsur taluk, Mysuru district, in Hanagodu range, Hunsur wildlife division of Mysuru circle, on November 29.
They were reunited with their mother, a 10-12-year-old tigress, which was rescued earlier in the same place on November 27 and housed at Koorgalli centre.
When contacted Mysuru Zoo Executive Director P Anusha said that they have sent samples of cubs for lab investigation and the reports are awaited.
They are suspecting they might have died due to viral infection-feline leukopenia, she said.