Rabat Zoo presents Azgar, its new Atlas lion cub | Video

Rabat, Oct 20 (EFE).- Playful and sleepy, that's 'Azgar' (plain, in the Amazigh language), the new Atlas lion cub - a subspecies extinct in the wild - at the Rabat Zoological Park, born last June and presented to the public for the first time this Sunday.

Camera: Mohamed Siali.

FOOTAGE OF THE ATLAS LION CUB AZGAR.

STATEMENTS: SAAD AZIZI, HEAD OF THE ZOO'S VETERINARY SERVICE.

TRANSLATION:

"AZGAR'S BIRTH HAS BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT, NOT BECAUSE OF THE BIRTH ITSELF BUT BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST BIRTH IN HER FAMILY AND BEFORE THE FIRST BIRTH THERE IS ALWAYS THAT CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER EVERYTHING WILL GO WELL. IT IS A BEGINNING FOR THE REST OF THE FEMALES IN THE GROUP SO THAT THEY CAN MATE AND REPRODUCE."

Metadata

Date: 20/10/2024 23:28 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest » Animal
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 182 seconds
Reference: 55014996954
Relevance: Normal