Jerusalem zoo

The exhibit's new resident, Jakarta, is a Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered subspecies.

Corona times have proven challenging for most of Jerusalem’s attractions, but for the zoo's team, it has provided them with amazing opportunities for growth and renewal.

The zoo explained that the lions are usually fed dead animals behind closed doors but that, in this case, the lion dragged its food out into public view. * Warning: Graphic Video *

"They are sitting and waiting that the zoo will open again."

Several cases have also been reported in Israel in the past couple of months.

In 2009, two pairs of ferruginous ducks were brought to Israel from France to establish the breeding program at the Jerusalem Zoo. Since 2011, nearly all have spread their wings and been released.

"And friends, this is what we call Zooplomacy"

Once found in a wide range of areas across the Middle East, as its name suggests, the species almost died out except for a few individuals in Iran.

Lion’s sibling has not been named yet because zookeepers are waiting to discover its gender.

Dr. Elizabeth Kaufman has worked at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo for the past 25 years.

The baby animal was born the day Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision.