New Delhi: It’s not just humans who might want to try a live-in relationship before actually tying the knot.
With a little urging from humans, animals too, will be put in an environment where they can familiarise themselves with each other before they actually get to live together and mate.
It’s an experiment that the Lucknow zoo is trying out with two leopards, Diya and Raja, who have been paired for ‘marriage’.
Zoo officials are going to observe their behaviour towards each other, and check for a specific manner of pacing, growling, and other signs which could indicate their compatibility status.
Officials say once the leopards familiarise themselves, they will wait for the ripe time to put them together in one large cell.
The other leopards in the zoo have already been paired but the officials had trouble finding the right mate for Diya, till they found Raja.
On a diet of delectable meat, the would-be, could-be couple is being pampered while under the scanner for the right signs. Their large new cell should be ready soon. For now, the zoo keepers are waiting for cupid to strike.
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