A lion born in Nandankanan on Wednesday, gave the zoo authorities a major reason to rejoice. Lioness Shreya gave birth to a cub.
The cub has been kept at the Nandankanan Hand Rearing Center. However, the lioness did not accept the cub, said reliable reports.
According to reports, the lion born in Nandankanan has not been accepted by its mother. Being a mother for the first time, she did not show any maternal instinct.
Currently, the number of lions in Nandankanan has increased to 23. The food and health of the cub is being monitored.
On September 7, two lion cubs born in Nandankanan zoo in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.
According to reports, the cubs were born to lioness Maya. But, one of them was still born.
It is worth mentioning that ‘Maya’ gave birth after 112 days of pregnancy. The zoo authorities have decided that The living cub will be transferred to HRC or the Hand Rearing Center in the zoo.
The HRC is a special place where the cub will be bottle-fed and will be given special care by experts. This will help increase chances of survival. However later reports suggest that the lion cub died.
