Lion cubs cuties Erciyes, Lifos and Tekir named by people’s votes
Three lion cubs, which were born three months ago at the Anadolu Harikalar Diyarı Zoo in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, have been named by public votes.
General Coordinator Ali Ãstünel said the three cubs, which are the zooâs mascots, were growing up in healthy conditions. âWe transferred the mother and father of the babies last year from a zoo in KahramanmaraÅ. Later, we saw they adapted natural conditions here and as a result, three lions were born nearly three months ago. The babies are being taken care of by their mother in very healthy conditions,â he said.
Ãstünel said they had received name proposals from citizens for the ligers, adding, âLast month, we asked citizens to find names for the babies. We examined the names that came to our website for three weeks. A jury, which we formed to determine the names, gave decided on Erciyes, Tekir and Lifos, which symbolizes the city.â
He said they had received more than 300 name proposals. âOne cub is female and the others are male. Erciyes and Lifos are the names of the male lions and Tekir is the female lion,â he added.
Ãstünel said the babies were being fed in control of a veterinary.
âIt requires serious attention to take care wild animals like lions. We organize feeding programs that are different for summer and winter months and take care of them in very good conditions provided by the Metropolitan Municipality. Besides breastfeeding, we have been giving them additional food for two weeks,â he said.
Veterinary Ä°smail Tamokur said the lion cubs were very happy and healthy with their mother. âWe give them one liter of milk a day. They have also started eating meat,â...
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