[Ammi]

A zoo in Japan has been forced to admit that it tried to mate two male hyenas for four years, after mistakenly thinking that one of them was female.



Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo said it had been given the spotted hyenas, Kami and Kamutori, as a "male and female pair" as part of an exchange with a South Korean zoo in 2010.

After the two animals struggled to reproduce, the zoo conducted a gender test under anaesthesia.

The results confimed that Kami, the now five-year-old "female", was actually a male.

A statement from the zoo said "the external genitalia of the male and female are similar", making identification of sex "very difficult".

There are now plans to find an authentic female to breed with either Kami or Kamutori, it added.

[Ammi]

[Niamh.]

Good job it wasn't a Moroccan Zoo

[Jordan.]

they look cute

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

cute couple

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Good job it wasn't a Moroccan Zoo

..that was just what I was thinking as well.....

[MB.]

#relationshipgoals

[Kizzy]

My son told me this yesterday

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Scott

cute couple

..the thing is though, after 4 years together and probably now in love, will they be torn apart in favour of a 'regular' couple..?.....you can see the jealousies as well, can't you....

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Good job it wasn't a Moroccan Zoo