He is the cat’s paw pajamas.
A zoo in Texas welcomed its first African lion cub in nine years, and he has been “jumping and playing” with his proud mother.
The Fort Worth Zoo opened its hearts to baby manakin Moja, who was born to first-time mother Saba and father Jabulani on Oct. 20, 2023, the park announced this week.
The little guy, whose nickname is pronounced “mow-jah” and means “one” in Swahili, weighed just 2.7 pounds at four days old, but now weighs 16 pounds, the zoo said.
For now, Moja is not on public view, as zookeepers are making sure she is strong enough to navigate her new environment.
“This little one is learning what it means to play and can usually be found jumping and playing with mom. We are so excited about this little guy and can’t wait for you to meet him soon! The Fort Worth Zoo wrote on Instagram.
Moja “is learning what it means to play and can usually be found jumping and playing with mom,” the zoo said. Facebook/Fort Worth Zoo
The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed Moja, an African lion, its first cub since 2015 in October. Facebook/Fort Worth Zoo
His parents, Saba and Jabulani, were brought to the zoo in 2012, after being born in a South African wildlife facility.
Along with a third lion, Abagabe, the trio introduced a new bloodline of lions to North America and helped vary its gene pool, the zoo said.
African lions are considered a vulnerable population, so the baby’s birth is considered a milestone in the conservation of the endangered mammal and a step forward in diversifying the country’s African lion lineage, zoo officials told CBS. Texas.
“The main threats to African lions are human-wildlife conflict and the decline of their natural prey, as well as habitat loss, climate change and wildlife trade,” explained the World Wildlife Fund in your website. “With around 23,000 African lions in the wild, they are now officially classified as ‘vulnerable’.”
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