Special animals arrived at Debrecen Zoo

Rare and exotic animals arrived at the Debrecen Zoo recently, reports magyarorszagkul.nlcafe.hu. The newcomers include several different species such as the African buffalo, kookaburra, straw-necked ibis, a blue-and-yellow macaw and the most special of all: the leopard cat.

The Debrecen Zoo was founded in 1958, and it was the first zoo outside of the capital. The zoo constantly tries to renew itself, to have something new and exciting. The Debrecen Zoo has recently announced on its Facebook page that new animals arrived, five different species from three different continents.

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Debrecen Zoo actively takes part in the European rescue program for Philippian leopard cats. This is the first time in a long while that a Hungarian Zoo takes part in a species rescue program as a founding member.

The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) is a small wild cat that is native to South, Southeast and East Asia. The species is widely distributed but threatened by habitat loss and hunted in parts of its range. Archaeological evidence indicates that the leopard cat was the first cat species domesticated in China 5,000 years ago.