In what comes as great news, four tiger cubs were born inside the tiger enclosure of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai.
Tigress Shrivalli, who had mated with tiger Bajirao, gave birth to four cubs on Saturday.
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“Four cubs were born in the SGNP. Their condition is being monitored by veterinary doctors,” SGNP director and chief conservator of forest G Mallikarjuna confirmed.
The SGNP has two tigers - Bajrang and Bajirao and four tigresses - Lakshmi, Durga, Bijali and Srivalli.
This will be the first time since 2009 that tiger cubs were born in captivity at SGNP.
While Bajirao is aged around nine, Srivalli is around four years old.
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