The City Zoo welcomed a new member on Tuesday afternoon. A baby calf was born to bison Sushama. With the delivery of the baby calf, the number of bisons in the zoo has risen to four. In addition to the two bisons Prithvi and Sushama, which were brought from Mysore zoo last year, there is Sundari, which was rescued from forest.
The zoo officials are elated as it was the first delivery of Sushama. According to zoo veterinarian Jacob Alexander, the health condition of the calf is not stable. However, he added that its condition is expected to improve in the coming days. “No one is allowed to go near the calf as its mother would be disturbed by human touch or scent. So, we are yet to identify its gender,” he said.
This is the first bison calf in the zoo after 1975. The zoo did not have any bisons for several years after the death of Bindu in 1998. The new calf has not been named yet.