Endangered Bengal tiger cub born at Nicaragua zooA baby Bengal tiger is seen only a few days after birth at Nicaragua's National Zoo August 30, 2021MASAYA (NICARAGUA) - A Bengal tiger cub is being cared for by humans at Nicaragua's National Zoo after its mother was unable to produce the milk necessary to feed the latest little addition to the endangered species, the zoo's director Eduardo Sacasa said Tuesday. The tiger, which was born on Saturday, is the fourth of its kind to be born at the National Zoo in Masaya, some 20 miles (30 kilometers) south of the capital Managua. The cub's mother Dalila had given birth to a female white tiger cub -- called Nieve, or snow -- in December, but that baby died of respiratory problems only two weeks later, despite the special care given by the zoo. Nicaragua's National Zoo has two other female tigers that have also given birth. Sacasa said the births give him hope the zoo can be a kind of "genetic center" in protecting the species.

Source: Bangkok Post August 31, 2021 23:15 UTC