World Scene: India

Tiger cub dies after transfusion

A 7-month-old wild tiger died yesterday in a central Indian zoo, two days after veterinarians tried to save the cub with a rare blood transfusion, officials said.

The cub, which doctors named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India, had shown signs of improvement, but suddenly went into convulsions yesterday, said Bimal Majumdar, the chief wildlife officer in Nagpur city.