With the mercury soaring above 30°C in September, the zookeepers were busy finding ways to make the big cats comfortable. Their solution was to dangle blood-soaked ice candies in front of the lions, who readily approved of the measure and licked them clean. Onlookers said the lions were seen springing with joy when the ice-lollies arrived.
Spread out meal for Lions in UK
Land of the Lions’ tells the story of this critically endangered species, which is only found in one small area of India — the Gir forest region.
The Asiatic lion pride at ZSL London Zoo is fed fresh raw meat including beef, chicken and duck, said Emma Edwards, head of content and communications, Zoological Society of London (ZSL). The London Zoo is run by ZSL.
The lions are fed every day in a variety of ways. Sometimes the keepers scatter food for them to chase; other times they hide their food and leave scent trails for them to follow, Edwards added. At times, large joints are hung from trees so that lions are required to use their natural strength and skills to feed.
“In India, we cannot feed anything other than fresh meat to the lions. According to Central Zoo Authority guidelines it has to be served within six hours of slaughtering,” said R K Sahoo, director of Ahmedabad’s Kankaria zoo.
He said that in the absence of such guidelines in foreign countries, frozen food is served to carnivores in small quantities to keep them active. “In overseas zoos, the big cats are seen following the keeper for food, which is not the case in India,” Sahoo added.
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