Kanpur: Lioness Bijli was brought to Kanpur Zoo from Indore’s Kamla Nehru Zoological Park on Monday under a wildlife exchange programme, while eight-year-old hippopotamus Satish will be sent to Indore.
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Kanpur Zoo director Kamlesh Patel said Bijli was initially kept at the veterinary hospital, where experts conducted a health examination. Officials said that hippopotamus Satish, who was born at Kanpur Zoo, will be transferred to Kamla Nehru Zoological Park. She was found completely healthy and subsequently shifted to the lion enclosure. Zoo officials had been trying for several days to get him to enter a cage, but he initially refused to do so. Indore zoo was informed after he began entering the cage a few days ago, following which preparations were made there to transport Bijli to Kanpur. Download the TOI App.
Bijli will be introduced to Shankar , a one-and-a-half-year-old lion. Before her arrival, the zoo had Shankar and two lionesses. It now has three lionesses and one lion.