Where do baby zoo animals come from? Maybe not exactly where you think
Two baby cub jaguars were born to Diego and Philomena at the Memphis Zoo. The baby girls behaved perfectly during their exam by the zoo vet Oct. 10, 2019. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Zoo is identifying pregnant animals and using innovative techniques to bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
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