Indore, Oct 18 (ANI): A goat has been tending and
feeding a tiger cub disowned by its own mother, a
tigress at a zoo in Indore district of India's central
Madhya Pradesh state. Born a couple of weeks ago, the
tiger cub, along with its two siblings, was attacked
by its mother at birth. The attack killed the other
two siblings and the third one was left paralysed in
its lower limbs and spinal cord.
Worried for the cub's growth, the zoo authorities
arranged for a goat that is feeding the cub and treats
the cub like one of its own kind. A bigger challenge
that the authorities face now is the treatment of the
cub. Yadav said that they were inspecting the spinal
cord injuries of the cub and would treat the cub.
The zoo authorities observed a change in the behavior
of the tigress since the time the cubs were born. It
became more violent and refused to feed her cubs.
