BMC christens penguin chick tiger cub at Byculla Zoo
Mumbai Jan 18 PTI The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on Tuesday christened a penguin chick and a tiger cub born in the citys Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan popularly known as Byculla Zoo Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar named the penguin chick Oscar while the cub was christened Veera during a press conference at the 3D auditorium of the zoo a release issued by the civic body stated A pair of breeding penguins Molt male and Flipper female had laid an egg and Oscar was born on August 19 2021 while royal Bengal tigers Shakti and Karishma who were brought to the zoo from Aurangabad gave birth to Veera on November 14 2021 it was stated Zoo director Dr Sanjay Tripathi and other civic officials were present at the naming ceremony The tigers were brought from Maharashtras Aurangabad city after a gap of 15 years and a natural habitat was created for them inside their enclosure it said As per the release another pair of penguins Donald and Daisy had given birth to a male chick on May 1 2021 and he was named Orio PTIKK ARU ARU
Mumbai Jan 18 PTI The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC on Tuesday christened a penguin chick and a tiger cub born in the citys Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan popularly known as Byculla Zoo Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar named the penguin chick Oscar while the cub was christened Veera during a press conference at the 3D auditorium of the zoo a release issued by the civic body stated A pair of breeding penguins Molt male and Flipper female had laid an egg and Oscar was born on August 19 2021 while royal Bengal tigers Shakti and Karishma who were brought to the zoo from Aurangabad gave birth to Veera on November 14 2021 it was stated Zoo director Dr Sanjay Tripathi and other civic officials were present at the naming ceremony The tigers were brought from Maharashtras Aurangabad city after a gap of 15 years and a natural habitat was created for them inside their enclosure it said As per the release another pair of penguins Donald and Daisy had given birth to a male chick on May 1 2021 and he was named Orio PTIKK ARU ARU
