Rare blood transfusion attempted on tiger cub
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
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....