Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in Bhubaneswar welcomed four new Asiatic lions and a pair of foxes from Kanan Pendari Zoo in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur town.
The animals were handed over to NZP authorities Tuesday night at about 11:45 pm under an animal exchange programme approved by central zoo authority in New Delhi.
The animals were brought from Kanan Pendari Zoo in exchange for a pair of a hippopotamus.
With the addition of these species, the number of lions at Nandankanan has increased to 15 (8 Males and 7 Females) and the number of foxes has gone up to 4 (2 Male and 2 Female).
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