[Explanation] Recently, the black panther, a national first-class protected animal, gave birth to cubs in Kunming Zoo. Because it is the first time to give birth, the female leopard has no experience in raising cubs and abandons her cubs. For this reason, Kunming Zoo took out the cubs for artificial breeding, and urgently recruited a small and medium-sized female dog from the society as a "nanny".
[Explanation] Once the news of "Little Black Panther is looking for a dog nurse" was released, it quickly received responses from people across the country. On August 7, the reporter learned from the Kunming Zoo that the zoo has recruited two bichon frise dogs to breastfeed the little black panthers.
[In the same period] (Pong Huang Song, deputy director of Kunming Zoo) It was a little alert at first, but after slowly breastfeeding it under Baoding conditions, the whole situation became much better. After about half an hour, it regarded it as its own cub. Not only breastfeeding it, but also licking its body, helping it to clean up some feces, so the whole situation is very good.
[Explanation] The reporter saw at the scene that the little black panther's dog mother was very docile, and the three cubs nestled together made people feel warm. It is reported that eating the milk of the dog nurse is more conducive to its healthy growth than feeding the baby black panther with milk powder.
[Concurrent period] (Pong Huang Song, deputy director of Kunming Zoo) Generally, the lactation period of a black panther takes about three months before it will start to eat some meat, or animal blood, animal internal organs, so (lactation) at least It takes about three months.
[Explanation] It is understood that because the little black panther eats significantly more food than the bichon cub, it is difficult for a dog mother to feed three children at the same time. Another bichon frise will complete the "relay of love" in the near future to raise the little black panther.
Reporter Dao Zhinan from Kunming
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]