By IANS
Jaipur : Two tiger cubs died while one sustained injuries in Rajasthan's Ranthambore national park after they fell into a step well, forest department officials said Thursday.
The officials managed to take one injured cub out of the well and provided medical treatment to it late Wednesday. "The cub was soon on its feet and was playing around. Between 1.30-2.00 a.m. this morning, its mother came and took it away along with her," R.S. Shekhawat, deputy conservator of forests, told IANS Thursday.
The steep well, about 20 feet deep, is located in the Ganesh Nagar range of Ranthambore National Park, over 175 km from here.
The forest officials found the three cubs in the step well during one of the regular surveillance and tracking trips. After a medical check-up, two cubs were declared dead. They were cremated after the post mortem.
All three cubs were about three months old.