There are not exactly 11,000 soldiers fighting on the front lines of a war zone, but the more than 70 animals offered by Vladimir Putin to Kim Jong Un aim to demonstrate that cooperation between Russia and North Korea is not limited to the military sector.
An African lioness, two brown bears, two yaks, five white cockatoos, 25 different species of pheasants and 40 ducks. tangerines They made the trip from Moscow to the Pyongyang Zoo, by plane and accompanied by Russian veterinarians. According to the Russian Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Alexander Kozlov, this transfer of animals is a “gift from the president of Russia to the North Korean people.”
Putin gives more than 70 animals from the Moscow Zoo to North Korea
“For the first time we have sent mammals to Pyongyang: a lioness, bears and yaks. They are currently in quarantine and, once acclimatized, they will be transferred to closed enclosures. I am sure that they will receive adequate care and will stay… pic.twitter.com/Ww59CSNE7U
— Russian market (@runews) November 20, 2024
Kozlov, who was at the zoo in the North Korean capital to welcome the new tenants, says the animals are in quarantine and will be moved to their respective enclosures as soon as the air conditioning period ends. “I am sure that the animals and birds will receive all the necessary attention.They will not get sick and will quickly get used to the new habitat,” the minister writes in a statement published on Telegram.
It is not the first time that birds have flown from the Moscow Zoo to Pyongyang; The last delivery of eagles, cranes and parrots arrived in April of this year. This time, however, the novelty is the inclusion of mammals in the order. The objective, according to the general director of the Russian capital zoo, Svetlana Akulova, is “to expand cooperation with North Korea, in matters related to scientific and educational activities, as well as exchange of information on the treatment of rare species of animals“.
Source: Observadora
