New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released two white tiger cubs for public viewing on Thursday morning at Zoological Park in Delhi.
They were born last year in August after a gap of seven years.
Taking to its official Twitter handle, news agency ANI, dropped an adorable video of the cubs playing with each other.
While they will be released into the arena on Thursday, the zoo remains shut on Friday, giving them time to get accustomed to the space, Delhi Zoo director Akanksha Mahajan told the Indian Express. She further stated that considering the crowd at the zoo over the weekend, the father of the two cubs, Vijay, will be released into the arena for viewing.
According to Mahajan, as quoted by the Indian Express, the cubs will be released again starting from Monday. He further mentioned that their reactions will be monitored before they are eventually released for viewing over weekends.
Last year on August 24, three white tiger cubs were born to the white tigress Sita, marking the first successful breeding of white tigers in seven years at the Delhi Zoo.
The National Zoological Park (NZP), New Delhi, dropped a welcoming post on Twitter and wrote, "We welcome our new guests. Three white tiger cubs born in Delhi zoo."
However, one of the cubs died in December after falling ill.
An official told PTI that the cub died from genetic problems associated with inbreeding.
Earlier in February, a 17-year-old white tigress, Vina Rani, also died at the zoo, due to old-age-related issues.