It was quite a royal meeting this March 17th at the ZSL London Zoo. The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland found herself face to face with the Queen of the jungle. Elizabeth II was there to inaugurate the new enclosure of lions of Asia, on behalf of the Zoological Society of London its sponsors since 1952.
The sovereign, who had come with her husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, wore a pale blue coat coordinated to a hat with a large feather same tone. The royal couple was obviously not content to see these cats in their new "home." Elizabeth and Philip met with their guards and with the conservation team that watches over the breeding of these animals in captivity in order to safeguard their endangered species in its native environment. It remains in effect as 500 Asiatic lions in their natural habitat, the Gir Forest in western India.
The "Daily Mail" said that this new enclosure of lions in Asia, with an area of 2500 m2 -or five times larger qu'auparavant- is now the place to live for three lionesses -Rubi, 6, and Heidi and Indi binoculars, 5 years- who, born at London zoo, were gone on vacation at Whipsnade zoo in Bedfordshire, until the work is completed. They were joined by a male, Bhanu, arrived in February from the Assiniboine Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada. Two other lions from the Sakkarbaug zoo in Gujarat in India, should come and live with them in the near future. With the goal of new births to perpetuate this race which enjoys a European breeding program (EEP)
The sovereign, who had come with her husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, wore a pale blue coat coordinated to a hat with a large feather same tone. The royal couple was obviously not content to see these cats in their new "home." Elizabeth and Philip met with their guards and with the conservation team that watches over the breeding of these animals in captivity in order to safeguard their endangered species in its native environment. It remains in effect as 500 Asiatic lions in their natural habitat, the Gir Forest in western India.
The "Daily Mail" said that this new enclosure of lions in Asia, with an area of 2500 m2 -or five times larger qu'auparavant- is now the place to live for three lionesses -Rubi, 6, and Heidi and Indi binoculars, 5 years- who, born at London zoo, were gone on vacation at Whipsnade zoo in Bedfordshire, until the work is completed. They were joined by a male, Bhanu, arrived in February from the Assiniboine Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada. Two other lions from the Sakkarbaug zoo in Gujarat in India, should come and live with them in the near future. With the goal of new births to perpetuate this race which enjoys a European breeding program (EEP)
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