lucknow citing high curiosity among visitors for the lion cubs at lucknow zoo authorities have decided to give the animals up for adoption under the adoption scheme running since 1994 at the zoo the sixmonthold cubs will be made available for adoption from next month the adopter will look after the upkeep of a cub for minimum one year he will bear the expenditure of feeding it and its medical and health necessities taking care of one cub would cost around rs 3 lakhs for a year the adopter can suggest a name for the cub and his name would be displayed at the enclosure of the animal zoo director anupam gupta said the cubs were the most sought after animals in the zoo as of now people talk about all their moves and want to see them he added people often inquire about the procedure and cost of adopting them most importantly they want to know whether they will get a chance to touch them or go near them after adopting them several other wild animals and rare birds will be added to the adoption list black swans pheasant birds a pair of sloth bears ostrich and monkeys will be made available for animal lovers across the city to adopt