A Royal Bengal tiger at Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) named Kadamba(11 years old) has died due to heart failure on Saturday(4th July) night.The cause of death of the animal was shock due to congestive heart failure, as per the post-mortem report.
NZP director N. Kshitija said Kadamba did not show any signs of illness, but it was not eating frequently for the last few days. It was kept under observation by the Zoo veterinarians.
All the required blood and tissue samples were collected and sent to College of Veterinary Science, Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Shantinagar, and Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), a unit under the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), for further detailed examination.
With the passing away of Kadamba, the Nehru Zoological Park now has 11 yellow Royal Bengal tigers . Among them are eight adults and three cubs and it also has nine white Royal Bengal tigers adults.
