LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Lansing community will likely have to say goodbye to Miles, a nearly 14-year-old living at Potter Park Zoo, in the near future, the zoo announced Tuesday.
Miles was born at Potter Park Zoo in 2013 to a first-time mother who did not know how to properly care for her pups, something that led to her over-grooming him to the point where he lost part of his right forelimb and hindlimb.
While the zoo’s veterinary and animal care staff were able to help him survive the injuries, the zoo says his left limbs have “have had to work twice as hard throughout his life,” though his condition did not stop him from living a good life at Potter Park Zoo…