‘Tiny’ Tejas now big enough to be caged

NEW DELHI: Seven months ago, Tejas was fed milk by a family which had taken him under its wing. Now, the cuddly cub has grown bigger and ferocious. He can no longer be petted, and has jaws strong enough to tear into raw flesh. After months of close supervision at the zoo hospital, Tejas has been finally shifted to an enclosure for public viewing.

"He was shifted to enclosure number nine last week. The enclosures have three more leopards," said zoo curator Riyaz Ahmad Khan. "Visitors will now be able to view the cat, which had been under the care of the hospital staff since May," added Khan. The cub was brought to Delhi Zoo by a family from a UP village. The family had tended to the cub after it got separated from its mother and strayed into the village. Zoo officials have been working on its eating habits, familiarizing it with the new surroundings.

Calling the transfer of the leopard to an enclosure a "regular procedure", Dr N Panneer Selvam, veterinary officer at the Zoo, said the cat had now adapted itself to the new surroundings. Though officials reported that the cat was healthy, it took a few days to step out in the open from the holding area.

The keeper of Tejas said the the leopard did not eat properly for the first few days. "This is a normal behaviour as the animal was unfamiliar with the surroundings," he said. Those who visited the zoo on Tuesday, however, were lucky to catch a glimpse of the feline, who stepped onto the outer enclosure after almost four days.

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