A new pair of Lions in public display from today at Kankaria zoo

Sabarmati: A pair of lions, brought to Kankaria zoo from Sakkarbaug zoo in Junagadh, are put on display for the visitors from 8th April.

The chairman of recreational, cultural and heritage committee Rajubhai Dave informed that a pair of lions was brought from Sakkarbaug zoological park in Junagadh to Kankaria zoo in Ahmedabad on 8th March. The age of the lion is 4 years and 4 months, and the age of lioness is 4 years and 6 months. They were quarantined for a month after bringing them to Kankaria zoo, as per the rules and regulations of the central zoo authority, New Delhi. They are put on display from 8th April, after the completion of the quarantine period.

After bringing the pair of lions from Sakkarbaug zoo, there are now 2 pairs of lions at Kankaria zoo. There was an existing pair of a lion named Ambar and Lioness named Janki in Kankaria zoo. There are 2 tigers, 1 beers, 6 panthers, 1 elephant, 17 foxes and 2 hippopotamuses in Kankaria zoo. DeshGujarat