LINCOLN PARK — One other sort of cub is coming to the North Facet.
Zari, a 4-year-old African lioness, is pregnant, in keeping with a Lincoln Park Zoo information launch. The daddy is Jabari, a 5-year-old lion on the zoo. Their cub or cubs are anticipated in January.
The cub or cubs might be a part of an African lion survival plan in collaboration with zoos throughout North America, in keeping with the zoo.
The Worldwide Union for the Conservation of Nature classifies African lions as a “vulnerable” species, which means it faces a excessive threat of extinction within the wild.
“This can be a very thrilling time for the lion delight on the zoo but additionally for all the zoo inhabitants,” Mike Murray, the zoo’s curator of mammals and animal behavioral husbandry, stated within the information launch. “A start represents preservation of a species that has confronted many challenges within the wild.”
Credit score: Diana MillerZari and Jabari had a male cub, Pilipili, on March 15, officers stated. Pilipili is built-in into the lion habitat on the Pepper Household Wildlife Heart and is “already sporting the beginnings of an iconic lion mane,” in keeping with the zoo.
Gestation intervals for lions are about 110 days, and so they usually produce litters of 1 to 5 cubs, in keeping with the zoo. Lion cubs solely weigh just a few kilos at start however can develop to as much as 500 kilos.
Updates concerning the lion’s being pregnant might be posted on Lincoln Park Zoo’s social media with the hashtag #LionWatch.
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