The baby has been separated from its mother after two days and is now being raised by the zoos personnel, who bottle feed it on a rotation basis. Plans are to transfer the newcomer to another zoo after weaning. The baby’s parents were brought to the zoo in three years ago.

Jaguar births are relatively scarce in European zoos and Hungarian scientists reportedly say they are researching how captivity effects the development of newborn jaguars.

By Tamas S. Kiss published on XpatLoop.com with the permission of BudapestReport.com