Indian 'transfusion tiger' dies
The cub, Juhi, initially showed signs of improvement but suddenly went into convulsions and died, officials said.
Another cub found at the same time near the city of Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra is getting better and responding to treatment.
Loss of habitat has brought tigers into conflict with humans in India.
The blood transfusion is believed to be the first carried out on a tiger in India and was done after its haemoglobin dropped to “dangerously low” levels.
The eight-month-old cub was named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India.
“We tried a lot but I guess it was not enough. We could not save the cub. It had not eaten for days and was severely dehydrated. It was suffering from haemorrhagic gastroenteritis,” Dr Sunil Bavaskar, one of the vets who treated the cub, told the BBC.
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