Newly born jaguar cubs draw fans at Mexico wildlife park

April 29 2018 12:03 AM



Two jaguar cubs born five weeks ago are the new stars at a wildlife park in Mexico, teaching a valuable lesson about conservation with their cuddly cuteness, according to park officials.

The female cubs, who have not yet been named, had to be separated from their parents at 18 days old when one of them developed a skin condition that worried caretakers at Animal Kingdom in San Juan Teotihuacan, outside Mexico City. They cannot be returned to their mother, who could kill them if she smells the human scent on them.

Nursed back to health, the cubs now frolic and play with their caretakers — who feed them through baby bottles — and explore their enclosure with tentative steps and outsized paws.

They are “very precise killers,” said Jose Luis Gonzalez, wildlife manager at the park. Being able to approach them this close is a powerful experience of raw nature, he said.

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