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September 25.2013
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Three Lion Cubs
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Verinarians and animal-care staff
conducted their first examination of
Neka’s 12-day-old lion cubs at the
Oregon Zoo Thursday, and an­
swered a question that’s been on a
Mic Crenshaw
lot of people’s minds: All three cubs
are girls.
The neonatal checkup took place
a day earlier than planned after keep­
ers noticed one of the cubs wasn’t
interacting with the other two.
To spark the rhythmic flow of
With mom thus occupied, the
the new school year, KPSU pre­
zoo’s animal-care staff entered the
sents “A Hip Hop Orientation” as
private maternity den and conducted
part Viking Days at Portland State
University.
a complete physical exam on all three
On the mic and behind the turn­ cubs, confirming that all are female,
with weights ranging from about 2 l/2
tables will be a showcase of PDX
to
4*/2 pounds.
p e rfo rm e rs, in c lu d in g M ic
Crenshaw, Madgesdiq, Ahjamu
“The one we are concerned about
Umi and DJ Matt Nelkin.
was dehydrated and had low body
temperature and blood-sugar lev­
The free and all ages event, with
non-alcoholic beverages and re­ els,” Davis said. “We warmed her
up and gave her some supplemental
freshments for sale, will be held
food and fluids. The other two ap­
Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at the
pear to be robust and healthy.
M eetroCafe, 1809S.W. 11th Ave.
DJ Nelkin will kickoff the festivi­ They’ve been nursing regularly, and
they’re moving around a lot and
ties with a set of classic boom-bap
hip hop.
vocalizing. One is definitely larger
and more ‘outspoken’ than the oth­
Crenshaw will share his talents
photo by M ichael D urham ,
from the forefront of hip hop cul­ ers — we ’ ve nicknamed her Feisty.”
COURTESY OF THE OREGON ZOO
Animal-care staff provided an A 12-day-old African lion cub
ture in Portland, from fronting the
additional supplemental feeding for awaits her first health checkup
Hungry Mob crew, to performing
the smallest cub, and they will con­ in a private den box at the
as a PDX Slam Poet champion, to
tinue monitoring the lions.
his tireless activism.
Oregon Zoo.
Girls!
PSU Hip Hop
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