In a heartbreaking post on Thursday, the Toronto Zoo announced that one of the red panda cubs born at the zoo in June has died. 'As we've sha...
"As we've shared with our Zoo community, the first few months of red panda cubs' lives are a critical period, which highlights how fragile this species is whether under human care or in the wild," the post reads.
Shortly after, the cubs' mother began experiencing significant health issues, which were not unusual for a geriatric red panda. Sakura started showing behaviours suggestive of abnormal neurological activities, and a precautionary decision was made to begin supplemental feedings for the cubs earlier this week.
Staff say Sakura's condition recently worsened, so their vet team had been providing medical care with the goal of having her healthy enough to continue raising her cubs until they could thrive independently.On Wednesday, the smaller of the two red panda cubs was brought to the zoo's Wildlife Health Centre after staff observed that he was not drinking well, had a reduced appetite, and felt cold to the touch.
"There were also signs of aspiration affecting his lungs which is not uncommon when syringe supplementing newborns and this becomes increasingly more likely when they are also weak."
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