Siberian tiger named ‘Putin’ died at the Minnesota Zoo in the US state of Minnesota while undergoing surgery.
According to the news in The Sun, it was reported that the big cat suffered from heart failure and died because of this.
“Despite the urgent heroic efforts of veterinarians, animal health technicians and zookeepers, ‘Putin’ did not survive,” the zoo said in a statement.
BORN IN CZECHIA
Kaplan was born in the Czech Republic, where he was nicknamed ‘Putin’.
Tiger ‘Putin’ reportedly spent a total of six years at a Danish zoo before making the trip to Minnesota in 2015.
“Today is an incredibly difficult day for all of us at the Minnesota Zoo and we will mourn for a while,” said John Frawley, Director of the Minnesota Zoo. said.