Mohali, Feb. 20 -- In a heartwarming development, Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, better known as the Chhatbir zoo, has introduced two new tiger cubs-Abhay and Aryan-born at the zoo on auspicious Diwali night in 2024.

After surviving the critical early months following their birth at 12 am on October 31, 2024, the cubs-one white and one yellow-are now nearly four months old.

On Wednesday, the two cubs were released from intensive care into a larger semi-open enclosure (kraal) at the zoo during a visit by Punjab forests and wildlife preservation minister Lal Chand Kataruchak.

The cubs, born to white tigress Gauri and yellow tiger Arjun, have shown remarkable growth and health, offering a ray of hope after Gauri's previous litter tra...