“They really needed to work out! Athos is starting to be a little chubby ”, jokes Patrick Violas, founder of the zoo-refuge La Tanière, about one of his 350 kg charges.
Athos, young male of 16 years old, Gladys, also 16 years old, Kakou, 6 years old and Maximus, 2 years old, the four sea lions of the Nogent-le-Phaye site were able to discover, this Wednesday, August 19, state-of-the-art pools, fruit nearly two years of work.
The transfer of the sea lions from their old to their new tanks was done with great fanfare, under the moving gaze of the zoo team, who came to watch the entire show, as well as dozens of photographers and journalists.
The zoo-refuge La Tanière, in Nogent-le-Phaye, will open its doors on All Saints’ Day
“These new basins will allow us to accommodate other animals if necessary”, specifies Patrick Violas, who does not intend to stop there. “And if we have to add a building, we will! “
Lyna Beroual
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