Nandu News Reporter Li Jieqiong On August 19, the first female West African manatee baby bred by Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom officially met with tourists. It is reported that this "cow sister" weighed 32.4 kg at birth, and now it has broken 100 kg in 50 days, which is equivalent to the weight of an adult woman.
It is reported that there are three species of manatees in the world: the Amazon manatee, the West Indian manatee and the West African manatee, all of which are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the West African manatee is listed as a "vulnerable" species.
According to Zhuhai Chimelong marine animal expert Zhong Yifu, the West African manatee mother "Xixi" is 7 years old this year, and the first real "Little Mermaid" was born in Zhuhai Chimelong, creating a new miracle and record. "xixi" is a very great, strong maternal "cow" mother, her pregnancy period is longer, more than 14 months, so the baby in the mother's body is also fatter, a huge body weighing 32.4kg at birth increases the difficulty of childbirth, birth takes 2 hours. Fortunately, "Fifi" is exceptionally healthy, and can leave the nursery pond in a full moon and officially join the extended family.
According to reports, as the country's first case of successful breeding of West African manatees, Zhuhai Chimelong nursery team based on the large number of observation data accumulated by "Bill" when she was still in the womb, for the first time found that the nose of the manatee mother began to bubble a month after mating, and successfully verified that another West African manatee mother "guagua" also took over the baton "good pregnancy" after this method, and will give birth in September.