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A tiny, pink-nosed white puma nestles close to his mother and siblings at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa, central Nicaragua. The rare one-month-old feline is said to be the Central American country's first albino puma born in captivity.
Managua, Sep 3 (EFE) (CAMERA: Renee Lucia Ramos) .- A female Bengal tiger in good health was born in the Nicaraguan zoo under the care of experts in captive reproduction, sources from that wildlife rescue center.
A red panda cub has been born in an Indian zoo as part of a conservation breeding program to increase the population of the endangered animal. With habitats under threat in the Eastern Himalayas and China, red pandas are considered endangered and are highly vulnerable to infectious diseases. Their copper fur, appearance and small size also make them targets for the exotic pet trade.
Masaya, May 1 (EFE).- Two endangered tapirs were born hours apart at the National Zoo of Nicaragua, in the department of Masaya, south of Managua, the center reported.A male and a female, still unnamed, were born at dawn on Friday and Saturday in perfect health, the director of that center, Eduardo Sacasa, told EFE.The births in captivity occurs within the framework of a project that seeks to conserve this species, endangered due to the destruction of its habitat and uncontrolled hunting, explained the expert on exotic animals. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS). SHOT LIST: A PAIR OF ENDANGERED TAPIRS, AT THE NATIONAL ZOO, IN MASAYA, NICARAGUA.
A rare white tiger, named "Nieve" -- snow in Spanish-- was born at the Nicaragua zoo, and is being raised by humans after its mother rejected it.
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