00:37Mandatory credit: Moscow Zoo press service
Vatka and Pufik, a pair of alpacas from the Rare Animal Reproduction Centre at the Moscow Zoo on Monday, September 2, became parents to a newborn cub. The zoo's press service announced that the male cub was examined and found to have a distinctive red spot on his head, similar to his mother’s colouring.
Footage released on Tuesday shows the newborn alpaca nursing and then resting comfortably in its enclosure. Initially, the cub had difficulty distinguishing his mother from Gorgetka, a female alpaca also present in the enclosure. However, he soon recognised his mother by the smell of her milk.
The zoo reported that, like other ungulate cubs, the baby began walking a few hours after birth, though he initially struggled with his long legs, often staggering and stumbling.
Spot the alpaca! Moscow Zoo welcomes newborn cub with unique red marking
Vatka and Pufik, a pair of alpacas from the Rare Animal Reproduction Centre at the Moscow Zoo on Monday, September 2, became parents to a newborn cub. The zoo's press service announced that the male cub was examined and found to have a distinctive red spot on his head, similar to his mother’s colouring.
Footage released on Tuesday shows the newborn alpaca nursing and then resting comfortably in its enclosure. Initially, the cub had difficulty distinguishing his mother from Gorgetka, a female alpaca also present in the enclosure. However, he soon recognised his mother by the smell of her milk.
The zoo reported that, like other ungulate cubs, the baby began walking a few hours after birth, though he initially struggled with his long legs, often staggering and stumbling.
Mandatory credit: Moscow Zoo press service
Vatka and Pufik, a pair of alpacas from the Rare Animal Reproduction Centre at the Moscow Zoo on Monday, September 2, became parents to a newborn cub. The zoo's press service announced that the male cub was examined and found to have a distinctive red spot on his head, similar to his mother’s colouring.
Footage released on Tuesday shows the newborn alpaca nursing and then resting comfortably in its enclosure. Initially, the cub had difficulty distinguishing his mother from Gorgetka, a female alpaca also present in the enclosure. However, he soon recognised his mother by the smell of her milk.
The zoo reported that, like other ungulate cubs, the baby began walking a few hours after birth, though he initially struggled with his long legs, often staggering and stumbling.