We have in effect news and bad news . Let ’s go with the trade good before we move on to the defective .
Singapore Zoo has announced the birth of an lovely Leo cub , the first in the country to be born watch over artificial insemination . The zoo has named the animal Simba , Swahili for " social lion " , and fit for the son of a Leo called Mufasa .
The cub appears healthy and glad follow assisted feeding from his steward . Three months after its nascency , he has now moved on to solid foods , and savour playing with his ball and other enrichment tools . Like his namesake in the film The Lion King , he is working on his roar .
Now to the pretty NSFW part of the story that differs quite a lot from the version ofThe Lion Kingthat we know and hump . Simba ’s father , distinguish Mufasa , was an senior social lion when his semen was extracted .
His aggressive nature had forbid any successful pairings with a female during his lifetime . As such , he had bring forth no offspring , and the zoo decided to extract his semen using the process of electro - interjection .
The process is adapted from animal to creature , and even at times takes position in humans . The rule across big mammal is essentially the same , however , in that you stick in the gadget into the rectum of the animal you want semen from , with a sheath over the creature ’s penis for collection .
" Insert the lubricated investigation all in the brute ’s rectum with the electrodes orient ventrally ( towards the front , underside ) , " amanual for the AC-1 Electrojaculatorreads . " In a rhythmic motion , stimulate the animal by twist the big businessman knob clockwise , pause , return to zero and pause . Some bm of the rearward leg will hap during stimulant . "
The gimmick arouse the animal in 2 - 3 sec bursts , which reiterate over the line of several minute . If no effect is find , it may be tried again with a higher voltage . The manual notes :
" Electroejaculation of an animal demands skill . It is not simply a matter of perforate buttons and turning knobs , but require finesse to find the proper timing and voltage to apply . "
Some fauna , such as especially aggressive lions , may be placed under sedation for the function , as was the case for Mufasa . Sadly , due to his age ( 20 ) and deteriorating wellness , he did not survive the electro - interjection process and wasnot revived later .
" Mufasa lived to the ripe one-time age of 20 but did not sire any cubs in his lifetime because of his aggressive behavior , which did not bring about successful pairings with any female , " Wildlife Reserves Singapore enounce in a statementseen by Channel News Asia . “ Yet his genes would be of gamy economic value in contributing to the hereditary multifariousness and sustainability of African lion populations in zoological institutions . "
His semen was used to inseminate lioness Kayla , who gave nascence to Simba on October 23 , 2020 .
