Sat, 04 Apr, 2015 12:42:34 AM FTimes-STT Report, April 4  Male polar bear Manasse and female polar bear Venus at Ranua Zoo. File Photo Lehtikuva. There is excitement in the air at animal zoos in the country as to whether endangered species in the zoos will give birth to new offspring.
The mating season for Amur leopards at Korkeasaari zoo has already passed, and the animal's caretakers expect a cub or two between May and June.
"We have three Amur leopards, of which the two youngest Tomas and Zane hopefully have succeeded in mating," said Merja Wahlroos, the person in charge of animal care at Korkeasaari zoo.
There are only about 40 Amur leopards living in the wild and a couple of a hundreds living in the zoos.
The news of endangered species offspring at Korkeasaari is also expected from Barbary apes and wild horses.
In Ranua Wildlife Park where Finland's only polar bear couple the female Venus and the male Manasse live in captivity, the expectation of an offspring is also growing.
Venus and Manasse began mating last week on Wednesday.
Mia Varanka, a zookeeper at the park said they will have to wait until autumn whether the mating will result to new born cubs.
Venus gave birth to cubs in December last year but both died.
The Ähtäri zoo is home to a 24-year old brown bear named Mimmi who performs yoga-like stretching movements.
Mimmi and her partner Merri spent last summer together, however, no cubs were born.
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