Three jaguars and two lions were born at the Centenario Zoo in
Merida, the capital of the southeastern Mexican state of
Yucatan, the city government said. The zoo, where three Bengal
tigers were born in July, has once again shown that it is "a
center for the reproduction of felines in danger of extinction,"
the Merida city government said in a statement. The cubs - a
male and two female jaguars, and two male lions - are all "in
good health," the statement said. The jaguars were born on Aug.
1 and the lions on Sept. 7, and all the cubs were presented to
the public on Tuesday during a visit to the zoo by Merida Mayor
Angelica Araujo. "In just two months and seven days, we managed
the reproduction of eight felines, an achievement that stands
out in the country's and the world's zoological annals,"
veterinarian Luis Solis, who is in charge of the Merida parks
and recreation department, said. Felines have found the
necessary conditions at Centenario Zoo for reproduction,
enjoying a stress-free habitat and the food