Rajkot: Curding Lion Cubs at the largest Gujarat Department Department Zoo, Sakcharbaug, in Junagadh, grew harder that day! Thanks to the success of breeding, adopting the scientific method to encourage mating and mood-boosting nutrients, as many as 40 children have been born in the zoo in the last 18 months.
This is a type of type like the average number of Lion Cubs born in breeding captive every year ranging from five to seven.
Official data shows that 26 children were born in 2020 and 14 to July this year.
Of these, six children were born last week.
Obhishek Kumar, director of the Sakarbaug Zoo, who have specialized in veterinary and nutritional science of wildlife, began experimenting from encouraging scientific maintenance using a scientific approach.
Traditionally, the method of breeding at the zoo for many years has made a pair of lions and lions of females to breed, but this produces limited results.
“If both are kept together, females must accept the dominance of men force.
But this does not produce a successful breeding.
If the female lion remains angry and stressful, he does not allow lions to marry, which can lead to the latter.
Learning their behavior and psychology, We use partners that we find stress, “explained Abhishek Kumar, Zoo Director.
For a successful marriage, one lion was brought from the wild, and for the past two years, the zoo authority began observing whether they were comfortable in their respective companies.
Camaraderie’s indication includes playing each other, smelling etc.
and the absence of such behavior shows something abnormal that is not conducive to marry.
After the zoo official felt that they had made a good partner, which they described as ‘Honeymoon,’ was created for free fifteen days or until when they were mated.
Previously, the couple was separated after one or two married, but now special care is taken from the king and queen.
Another important change brought was the food provided to the lion during the ‘honeymoon’ period.
“The lion is given a part of the liver of buffalo meat or the bones they like and raise their mood.
Previously the caregiver who assigned the job to serve food randomly gave meat,” Kumar said.
Regular deficiency checks such as calcium phosphate, zinc, magnesium is also carried out so that foods rich in nutrients are given.
What’s more, special care, female lion after they are pregnant too.
Along with nutritional food, the bed was specifically prepared for a female lion 10 days before he gave birth and the treatment was taken that he was not disturbed or stressed.
The bed is made of sand and gravel that absorbs liquids because accumulation can produce fungal infections in their children.
Lion lion gives birth in 95-105 days after pregnancy.