Fur flies at the country's most famous zoo, as female bears stage fatal fight over an eligible 'bachelor'.
Three black bears at Giza Zoo mauled each other to death in an hours-long battle on Saturday evening for the affections of a potential mate who ended up choosing another partner.
Staff at the zoo in western Cairo unleashed water cannons on the female bears as they fought tooth and claw over a seven-year old male but failed to stem the violence, Ahram's Arabic-language news website reported.
After four hours of fighting, Lolo, Farah and Nabila lay dead, leaving Hani - the much in demand male bear - to ponder his mating options. On Sunday, however, he was spotted in his cage with another female bear named Nevine, according to Ahram.
The deadly brawl came a month before the traditional beginning of the mating season.
Giza Zoo issued a statement mourning the loss of the three bears, aged 4, 11 and 13. The zoo still has four American black bears, it said.
Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/70771.aspx
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Re: Unbearable Love: 3 Egypt zoo inmates killed in jealous b
"Fur flies" over a male??? Never heard anything like that....
Seriously though one would have thought the zookeepers would have been able to predict, separate, tranquilize or do something over that period of time to stop this.
Seriously though one would have thought the zookeepers would have been able to predict, separate, tranquilize or do something over that period of time to stop this.
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Re: Unbearable Love: 3 Egypt zoo inmates killed in jealous b
That's quite harrowing to read...
Such a waste and something that could easily have been prevented with a little forethought.
Such a waste and something that could easily have been prevented with a little forethought.
Michele,
Previously living in Limassol, Cyprus but now back in UK since 2016 :-(
Egypt is now so far away....
Previously living in Limassol, Cyprus but now back in UK since 2016 :-(
Egypt is now so far away....
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