Story highlights Cubs found after mother killed by electric fenceTiger numbers on the rebound in India after hitting low in 2006New Delhi (CNN) When park rangers in India discovered three orphaned tiger cubs, they knew they had a challenge on their hands. Suspicious of humans and rejecting bottles, the rangers needed to get creative if they wanted to nurse the protected cubs back to health. India's tiger population is on the rebound after hitting a low in 2006 of 1,411. Park rangers at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh came up with the idea of fitting a stuffed toy tiger with synthetic nipples and milk bottles for the cubs to feed from. "When the calf of a buffalo dies, villagers will use a dummy calf to get milk from the buffalo.

Source: CNN February 17, 2017 03:56 UTC