Elephant calf born at Bannerghatta

NT Correspondent

 Bengaluru

 Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) announced the birth of female elephant calf on Friday. The female elephant Vanashree aged 15 years gave birth to her third calf early in the morning, they disclosed. The same jumbo had given birth to a male offspring Sampath on December 2, 2014 and female calf Tulsi on January 30, 2020.

 “Both mother and calf are healthy and doing well. With the addition of this calf, the present elephant population at the park is now 26,” an official BBP statement said.

 Tiger dies of blood infection

 Meanwhile, an ailing threeyear-old tiger Kiran died due to a blood infection on Friday. The big cat was born on January 7, 2019 to Amar and Vismaya and was suffering from chronic illness for the past four months due to blood protozoa infections and was under intensive care.

“The best veterinary care was provided by the team of veterinarians. However, he did not respond to the treatment and died on August 26 early morning,” a BBP statement said.

 Tour for specially-abled

As part of the programme Chinnara Mrugalaya Darshana, specially-abled students from Shree Ramana Maharshi Academy for the Blind visited Bannerghatta Biological Park on Friday and a special touch and feel session was organised with animal foot prints, mini sized models of animals, eggs, feather and the like.

 As part of zoo rounds, the varied sounds and scents of different animals near the enclosures were explained to the students. In the butterfly park, an audio was played about butterflies