Rare tiger cub dies at N.B. zoo after being born with health issues
MONCTON, N.B. — Staff at a New Brunswick zoo are mourning the loss of a rare tiger cub who died more than a week after she was born with three siblings.
The Magnetic Hill Zoo announced in a Facebook post that the young female tiger passed away Sunday despite efforts by her mother, Anya, and a veterinarian to help her survive.
Officials at the Moncton zoo said it became clear on Saturday that she was failing and would likely not improve.
“She was the smallest animal and was not putting on the same weight gain as the other animals,” Jill Marvin, director of the municipally owned zoo, said Tuesday.