BANDUNG, Indonesia: Two Bengal tiger cubs born in Indonesia´s Bandung Zoo last year have died from a viral infection, a conservation official told AFP on Friday.
The cubs, two males named Huru and Hara, were born last July to tigress Jelita, who remains in good health.
According to the conservation agency of West Java province, the cubs were infected at birth with the Feline Panleukopenia virus (FPV), which can sicken wild and domestic cats and is particularly dangerous for young animals.
Hara died on the 24th, two days after falling ill, and despite veterinary efforts to save him, Huru followed two days later, agency spokesman Eri Mildrayana told AFP. The cubs had suffered from diarrhoea, vomiting and lethargy in the days before they died.
