Bhubaneswar, Dec. 28 -- A three-year-old normal-coloured tigress, Jayashree, gave birth to three cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, but only one cub has survived. The birth marks Jayashree's first litter and follows a gestation period of 101 days, zoo authorities said.

Jayashree had mated with the normal-coloured tiger Amit, with mating recorded between September 15, 2025 and September 17, 2025. Zoo officials said that as this was her first delivery, the tigress appeared to lack adequate maternal instinct, which affected her ability to care for the cubs.

The first cub was delivered at 11:55 am. As the tigress did not attend to the newborn, zoo staff immediately shifted the cub to the Neonatal Care Unit, wher...