The Oklahoma Metropolis Zoo (OKC Zoo) proclaims the delivery of six endangered African Painted Canine pups on Friday, December 08.
OKC Zoo shared the excellent news via their Fb account and wrote, “We’re thrilled to share that on November 5, African painted canine, Pele (3), gave delivery to 6 painted canine pups!”
They revealed that Pele, who got here to the Zoo in October 2021, is a first-time mother and has been doing an important job at taking care and nursing all six of her pups.
Moreover, OKC Zoo revealed that that is the primary litter of painted canine pups ever since they opened their Predator Go pack in 2021 and the primary on the Zoo since 2016.
In a information launch, the Zoo talked about that caretakers are capable of monitor the household via video monitoring gear. And that they “have seen the pups nursing usually, a major indicator that they’re wholesome and thriving.”
Tyler Boyd, the Zoo’s Curator of Carnivores, stated, “We’re at the moment centered on letting mother proceed to bond with the most recent additions behind the scenes, together with the remainder of the pack—one thing important to their success.”
In keeping with OKC Zoo, the endangered species has seen its inhabitants plummet over the last decade “from an estimated 11,800 in 2010 to only about 5,000 within the wild in 2022.”
Boyd stated that the Zoo has a wealthy historical past of assist for the African Painted canines, each on the zoo and within the wild.
He reveals, “By supporting conservation applications particularly concentrating on African painted canines, we can’t solely improve consciousness about this dynamic species to our friends right here at dwelling, but in addition proceed to find out about this exceptional species via applications strategically created to preserve African painted canines all through their vary, serving to save this species from extinction.”
OKC Zoo has been caring for African Painted Canines since 1972 and at the moment has 9 painted canines as a part of their animal household.
