NEW DELHI (AP) — Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion in an attempt to save a 7-month-old wild tiger that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India. The female cub received the emergency treatment late Sunday after blood taken from captive adults was airlifted to the zoo where the cub is being cared for, said Bimal Majumdar, the chief wildlife officer in the region. He said it was the first time a transfusion had been given to a tiger in India. The cub, which doctors named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India, was still in serious condition Monday.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]
Rare blood transfusion attempted on tiger cub
By The Associated Press
November 17, 2008