{"id":14519,"date":"2020-08-12T21:59:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T21:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=14519"},"modified":"2020-08-12T21:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T21:59:59","slug":"tigress-sheela-gives-birth-to-3-cubs-in-siliguris-bengal-safari-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=14519","title":{"rendered":"Tigress \u2018Sheela\u2019 gives birth to 3 cubs in Siliguri\u2019s Bengal Safari park"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A tigress gave birth to three tiger cubs on Wednesday at the North Bengal Wild Animal Park that has been closed since March due to outbreak of COVID-19 .<\/p>\n

\u201cThe three cubs and the mother are doing fine. The sex of the cubs is yet to be ascertained, as we cannot go close to Sheela [the tigress] right now,\u201d said Dharamdeo Rai, director of the park. With the three newborns, the number of tigers in the park has increased to seven.<\/p>\n

North Bengal Wild Animal Park, also known as Bengal Safari, is spread over 297 hectares and houses one-horned rhinos, Himalayan black bears, elephants, gharials and deer, among other wildlife. The park is a big draw for tourists.<\/p>\n

State\u2019s Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee said he expected a large number of people to flock to the park to see the tiger cubs once it reopened.<\/p>\n

Earlier, in May 2018, the tigress had given birth to three cubs. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had named them Ika, Kika and Rika. Ika died a few months later.<\/p>\n

Sheela and her mate Viban were brought to the park from Nandankan Zoological Park in Bhubhaneshwar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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