A newborn Tiger cub was found dead at the Calgary Zoo.  Whats even more is that the zoo had no idea the mother tiger was pregnant until the deceased cub was discovered.  And to add onto the mess the dead cub has a twin that is currently in a battle for its life.

The twin cub that is living is being cared for by the zoos Animal Health Centre.

Katja, the 10 year old mother, was born at the Calgary Zoo in 2000.

This comes a a poor time for the Calgary Zoo who as of late have been under fire for other animal deaths in their zoo reportedly caused because of human error.

In the past many bats were killed because of a sharp wire in their cage, a monkey was killed by a mouse trap and small animal was stepped on and killed.

Critics of the zoo say this incident highlights the problems the zoo has concerning human cause death with their animals.

Zoocheck’s Julie Woodyer said, “Whether people are not paying attention with security, or animal health issues, or in this case, their own breeding program — it’s incompetent…”.

Problems with the zoo aside, Siberian Tigers are considered endangered, so all hope goes out for the surviving tiger cub still in the aid of the health centre.

And if the cub survives it is sure to give more hope to the worlds tiger population and the Calgary Zoo.

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