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The Kanpur Zoo has found that the Sarus bird, who became famous for its friendship with a human, is female, and will be paired with a male..
The bird has not been eating properly since being brought to the zoo in March, and officials are working on improving its diet...
A month after the Sarus whose immense love for his human friend Mohammad Arif set the social media on fire, the Kanpur Zoo administration has found the bird is a female...
The finding derails any hope of the bird being released in a sanctuary, as the zoo sees it a lucky discovery because the female population of this bird is scant in this part of the country...
The unique friendship of the Sarus and Arif, a resident of Mandkha village in Amethi district, who had last year rescued the bird, has been making waves on social media...
