India, Aug. 25 -- A Bengal tiger cub died of an infection at the Delhi Zoo on Monday, leaving only one remaining cub out of the litter of six born on August 4, officials said. The remaining one cub is hospitalised and currently stable.

Delhi zoo director Sanjeet Kumar said the cub was shifted to the zoo hospital between August 19 and 20. "The cub which was hospitalised on August 15 is being hand-reared and currently healthy," Kumar said.

On August 4, tigress Aditi, aged seven, delivered six cubs - the largest litter recorded at the zoo in 20 years. A similar case was reported in 2005 when six cubs were born, of which only two had survived.

The first cub of the litter, which officials said was the weakest of all, died on August 8. Anoth...