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Lucknow
zoo celebrates birthday of leopard cubs
Lucknow:
It was fun, frolic and excitement for school children
as they attended a rare birthday treat of leopard cubs
at the zoo here. The Lucknow Zoological Park celebrated
the birthday of two leopard cubs brought to the zoo from
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve exactly a year ago. The two cubs,
Suheli and Sharda, were rescued after being abandoned
by their mother and brought to the zoo when they were
only five to seven days old. Zoo authorities said that
it was extremely difficult for cubs from the cat family
to survive after being abandoned by their mother but they
managed to save the cubs. "They were brought here from
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. That time they were only five to
six days old and it was a big challenge for Lucknow zoo
to save them. We tried our best to save them," said Renu
Singh, Director, Lucknow Zoological Park. A cake was also
cut to mark the occasion as school children sang birthday
rhymes in chorus. " We are feeling very nice and enjoying
a lot. We sang songs and enjoyed a lot and wished them
a very happy birthday," said Yashaswi Singh, a student.
A drawing competition on the theme `Leopards' was also
organised and prizes given to the winners. In India, leopards
are found all over the country. Lack of natural habitat
due to rapid cutting down of trees, has resulted in these
felines entering human habitat, in search of food. It
is illegal to kill leopards in India, one among the endangered
specie, presently found in Africa and Asia and often hunted
for its fine fur.
-Jan
19, 2009
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