Kolkata, August 12: Tigress 'Sheela' gave birth to three cubs in Siliguri's Bengal Safari park on Wednesday, a forest official said. The births took the count of big cats in the open-air zoo to seven, he said. Also Read | Amarinder Singh Launches 'Punjab Smart Connect Scheme', Personally Gives Smartphones to 6 Class XII Students: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates on August 12, 2020.

The cubs were born in the tiger enclosure around 7 am and they are doing fine, the official said. Veterinary doctors have stated Sheela is in "perfect health condition", he said. Also Read | Ganeshotsav 2020: BMC Denies Social Media Reports of Prohibiting Ganpati Immersion in Sea, Clarifies That It Has Not Issued Any Such Order.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the park has been closed for visitors for over four-and-half months, leaving the animals undisturbed, the official said. The father of the three cubs, 'Bivan', has been kept in a separate enclosure, he said. Sheela had three years back given birth to three cubs, one of which had died later in that year.

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