Four baby lion cubs died from the cold in a Gaza zoo after wind ripped protective plastic sheeting from their cage during a winter storm, the zoo’s owner said on Friday, Reuters reports.
"We could not secure the necessary food supplements, medicines and antibiotics to save the lives of the cubs." https://t.co/sBg6gOQVI9
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 19, 2019
Two cubs were found dead on Thursday, just a day after they were born, said Fathy Joma. The two others were barely breathing and efforts to revive them with an electric heater failed.
Four lion cubs dead at #Gaza zoo following harsh winter stormhttps://t.co/gP7s2xYOOz pic.twitter.com/zWC4ltBGVf
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) January 19, 2019
The other animals in the private zoo in the southern Gaza Strip survived the storm, including the lioness, her mate and their three 14-month-old cubs, he said.
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