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Mudumalai Tiger Reserve has a new baby elephant and panther
cub
by Jehova G
Coimbatore:
The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri
district is witnessing many visitors eager to have a glimpse
of two new arrivals-a baby elephant and a panther cub.
Wildlife authorities here are nurturing these two babies,
who are of the same age. Both were recently rescued. The
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve officials recently rescued the
baby panther after villagers informed that it had fallen
into a small pit. The officials also rescued a 10-day-old
elephant calf. "We have rescued two animals in the recent
days. We have rescued one elephant calf which is about
10-days old and recently two days back we have rescued
panther cub which is 10-day old. They are very very young
so we are struggling hard to rear them. But we are taking
all the precautions, atmospheric things like stimulating
natural environment we are giving natural milk ... so
both animals are recovering well," Kalaivanan, forest
veterinary doctor, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, said. The
panther cub is being fed with milk, extra protein food
and is being kept in isolation. To keep the cub warm,
an infra-red light is beamed from outside a cardboard
box. The baby elephant is fed milk and extra protein supplements.
Only the doctor and mahouts are allowed to enter this
inter-protection centre.
-August
12, 2009
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