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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJaguar cubs born at Milwaukee zoo bring new genes
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MILWAUKEE (AP) Two jaguar cubs are providing more than just cooing fans for Milwaukee's zoo. The spotted brothers are introducing new genes to the endangered species' captive population because unlike most zoo babies, their father was born in the wild.
The blue-eyed cubs, born Nov. 13, don't officially have names just yet, but keepers at the Milwaukee County Zoo are calling them "Gaps" and "Dots," due to the markings on their heads.
Stacey Johnson, coordinator of the jaguar species survival plan for the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, said it is rare for zoos' reproductive programs to have access to animals born in the wild.
"They are bringing in a new inflow of genes that will help sustain the population over next 100 years," Johnson said.
http://news.yahoo.com/jaguar-cubs-born-milwaukee-zoo-bring-genes-082852686.html
Had to post mainly because those photos are so adorable!
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Jaguar cubs born at Milwaukee zoo bring new genes (Original Post)
joeybee12
Jan 2013
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GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)1. Thanks for posting!
There is also a link to watch them on the web cams.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)2. I know...I could spend all day watching them! nt
forestpath
(3,102 posts)3. OMG, they are so cute!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)4. They are...I want to hug them both...BUT
Look how long their claws are already shortly after birth!
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)5. Even baby housecats are born with claws.
It blows me away every time. Teeny tiny itty bitty claws.
These guys are *so* cute!!!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)6. I know...my kittens always used them...but they were so small
you really didn't feel anything...these guys, though, those look like claws for a full grown housecat already...and those can do some damage!