RAJKOT: In a rare event, a lioness gave birth to six cubs at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh on Tuesday night. The zoo officials, while cheering for the lioness, said that it would be a challenge for them to help all six to survive. With this, the forest officials said, 17 lion cubs have been born in captivity in Sakkarbaug Zoo and Ambardi Safari Park of Amreli, in last eight days.
The lioness which gave birth to six cubs was healthy and so were the cubs, said forest officials, adding that the last time a lioness gave birth to half-a-dozen cubs was in Babra vidi forest area of Mangrol range in Junagadh in July 2018. However, only four of them could survive.
There have been instances where a lioness has given birth to five cubs but that is also not common, said chief conservator of forest (wildlife circle) D T Vasavda. “It’s rare that a lioness gives birth to six cubs together. It happens once in 3-4 years. We are trying to save all the cubs who so far are all healthy,” said Vasavada. There are over now 60 Asiatic lions in Sakkarbaug Zoo now.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/lioness-gives-birth-to-6-cubs-in-sakkarbaug/articleshow/75054712.cms
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