Three endangered jaguar cubs born at Naples zoo due to rising heat in four years

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 28 - Three endangered jaguar cubs have been born at a Naples zoo due to the rising tropical-style heat in the last four years. The latest offspring at risk of exticntion, Parthenope, was born in May and went on show for the first time Friday "This is an extraordinary success for the Naples Zoo, especially considering that the species is considered 'Near Threatened' by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and that it is the only breeding pair in Italy," ...

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