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The event is extremely rare. Two nebulous panthers were born at the zoo of Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) on July 5, reports France 3. The last births of the species in France date back to four years. The nebulous panther is considered "vulnerable" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and is also very complicated to reproduce.
The mother, named Mina and four years old, arrived in September from the United Kingdom. The three-year-old father, Awan, arrived a month later from the Czech Republic as part of a conservation program between US and European zoos. Due to their timidity, both felines were introduced to each other six months after arrival for breeding. "We knew that the extreme timidity of the species would make the task complicated It has happened twice that two nebulous panthers, a male and a female, do not support each other and kill each other" , explains to France 3 Benoit Quintard, veterinarian and director of the zoological and botanical park of Mulhouse.
"On the other hand, when a pair of nebulous panthers is formed, it's for life," he says. According to the zoo, Mina and Awan are inseparable. Everything seems to be starting for the two small cats from their mating, even if they are still very fragile. It will take several weeks for them to venture out: in the meantime they are visible thanks to a surveillance camera connected to the maternity wards and a screen placed in front of their pens. [19659004] The Editor Recommends You
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