Gwalior: A female tiger cub died after being attacked by her mother at the zoo here, an official said on Saturday.
The cub named Bhawani was attacked by her mother Meera at the civic-run Gandhi Prani Udyan on Friday evening, the Gwalior Municipal Corporation's additional commissioner Mukul Gupta said. Meera had given birth to two cubs in September last year, one male and one female, he said.
The female cub had been weak since birth and was housed with the tigress, the official said.
The cub sustained serious injuries to one of her legs and neck when she was suddenly attacked by the mother tigress, he said.
The carcass of the cub was disposed of as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines in the presence of forest officials. The zoo is now left with five tigers. (PTI)
