An orphaned and emaciated mountain lion cub spotted by hikers in the San Francisco area was brought to the Oakland Zoo, where veterinarians have named her “Rose” and are trying to nurse her back to health.
An initial exam indicated that Rose had not eaten in weeks, Dr. Alex Herman, the zoo’s vice president of Veterinary Services, said in a statement Tuesday. The cub, estimated to be about five months old, weighs just 8.8 pounds. The average female cub her age should weigh about 30 pounds.“She is excruciatingly thin. To survive, her body resorted to consuming its own muscle mass,” he said. “She is also suffering from extreme dehydration, and her temperature was so low it couldn’t even be read.
Hikers first spotted Rose at the Thornewood Open Space Preserve in San Mateo County and reported the siting to authorities who sent a team of biologists and wildlife officials to find the cub. The search took five days. Mtn Lion rescue: After being spotted by San Mateo hikers in, an orphaned cub was brought to our vet hospital Sunday.We'll keep you posted on this beautiful little one!
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