14-Yr-Old White Tigress Sneha Dies in Nandankanan

Bhubaneswar: A 14-year-old white tigress named ‘Sneha’ died at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar city while undergoing treatment.

The white tigress was suffering from illness related to old age and the summer heat wave.

She was the progeny of the Royal Bengal tiger ‘Nishan’ and white tigress ‘Kusum’. She was born on March 1, 2010.

During her life, Sneha gave birth to eight tigers at Nandankanan zoo.

She gave birth to three tiger cubs — Mousumi (female), Chinu (male) and rare melanistic Vicky (male) on August 5, 2016. Luv and Kush were delivered by Sneha in the next pregnancy. On March 28, 2021, she gave birth to three normal male tiger cubs– Rakesh, Rocky and Banshi.