The postmortem report revealed that the tiger died of previous age and multi-organ failure. (Representational)
Tirupati:
A 17-year-old Royal Bengal tiger died at Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park within the temple city of Tirupati on Monday.
Based on Zoo officers, the tiger named ‘Madhu’ was delivered to the zoo from Banergatta Organic Park in Bengaluru in 2018.
Zoo Curator C. Selvam stated the tiger was underneath their look after practically seven years. Nevertheless, as a result of previous age and well being issues, it was not in a show enclosure (for the general public) for the final two years.
The official stated the tiger was not taking meals and water for the final two months. A staff of pathologists from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary Faculty carried out a postmortem.
The postmortem report revealed that the tiger died of previous age and multi-organ failure.
That is the third tiger loss of life on the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park this yr. Two of them had been Royal Bengal tigers.
In July, a five-year-old tigress, Julie, died of sickness. It was delivered to SVZP from Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Park in Uttar Pradesh underneath an animal change programme on February 13 this yr.
The massive cat, which was within the show enclosure, sustained an harm on her left hind leg and the ventral a part of the stomach whereas taking part in. Since then, it had stopped consuming meals correctly.
In March, a seven-year-old male Bengal tiger died after a chronic sickness. The tiger was born blind in 2016 on the animal rescue centre of the zoo. It began having epileptic seizures, a nervous dysfunction, from 2017.
Unfold over 5,532 acres, the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park is likely one of the largest zoos in Asia.
Based on the knowledge on the zoo web site, it homes 31 species of mammals, 46 species of birds and seven species of reptiles.
In February this yr, the zoo witnessed a tragedy. A person was mauled to loss of life by lions when he jumped into their enclosure.
The sufferer was recognized as Prahlad Gujjar (34), hailing from Bansur municipality in Alwar district of Rajasthan.
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