Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant celebrated their first wedding anniversary on July 12. The couple marked the milestone with a special surprise at Vantara. The furry inhabitants of the wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre were treated to special custom-made meals. From a veggie-fruit medley surprise for bears to fruit slices for lemurs, here’s what Vantara’s wild ate on July 12.
Vantara Throws A Royal Feast For Its Residents To Mark Anant-Radhika’s Anniversary
The official Instagram handle of Vantara in Jamnagar had a special post on July 12. After all, it was the first wedding anniversary of passionate animal lover Anant Ambani and his wife, Radhika Merchant. To celebrate the special occasion, the residents of Vantara were treated to a royal feast of beautifully cut and assembled fresh fruits and vegetables, a welcome change from their staples.
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What was on the celebratory menu for the wild? Well, the post revealed that bears feasted on a veggie-fruit medley. A pawfect treat! Rhinos and hippos tucked into fresh fruits and vibrant veggies. Herbivores, lemurs, leaned to take the biggest bites of sweet fruit slices laid in front of them. A picture showed a lemur gorging on an aesthetically carved platter of melon, pineapple, dragon fruit pieces and mango.
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Aesthetically Carved Fruits & Colourful Meals Served On Banana Leaves
In fact, the fruit carving display looked like it landed straight out of a five-star buffet. Another video posted by Vantara showed the staff neatly arranging a watermelon carved in the shape of a bear, along with a plethora of greens, cherries, carrots, pineapples and other exotic fruits and veggies on banana leaves in front of herbivorous animals. Elephants happily picked up whole bananas with their trunks and chomped on it, deer huddled to nosh their hearts out.
The royal feast served on banana leaves like a traditional South Indian meal, signified the importance of an inclusive celebration. An event where even the voiceless and furry beings ate to their hearts content and were part of the happy moment of the couple. Well, what do you think about making animals a part of your celebratory moments?
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