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Number of Animals Grows at Central Zoo
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Pyongyang, June 10 (KCNA) -- The number of animals grows at the Central Zoo in the DPRK, built into a base for the people's cultural and emotional life. This year alone, many animals, including Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Shih tzu which are gift animals, have bred. A Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo gave birth to the young in January. In March, a Shih tzu had two puppies (males) and at that time, they weighed 110 grams and their length was about 10 centimeters. In April, a filial generation of Ring-tailed Lemur, a gift animal, produced a young. A Korean Tiger had a litter of three cubs (one male and two females), weighing 0.8-1 kilogram, and they are now weighing 8.5-9 kilograms. A Selenarctos thibetanus brought forth a female cub weighing 500 grams and its weight is about 15 kilograms at present. More than 60 species of animals have bred 200-odd young at the Central Zoo this year. |
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