Edinburgh Zoo Lion Cubs
Lion cubs born at edinburgh zoo.
Edinburgh zoo lion cubs. The asiatic lion cubs born just three weeks ago are still being nursed by their mother roberta and are not yet. The royal zoological society of scotland s edinburgh zoo has shared adorable new video of their playful six month old asiatic lion cubs. She arrived at edinburgh zoo from magdeburg zoo germany in october 2014. In august 2019 roberta and jayendra became parents to a litter of cubs.
A litter of lion cubs from an endangered subspecies has been born at edinburgh zoo. The royal zoological society of scotland s edinburgh zoo has announced the names of their three asiatic lion cubs as mitaali keshari and kushanu in tribute to the gir forest in western india where the species is found. The three cubs were born at edinburgh zoo in august 2019 and named in tribute to the gir forest in western india where the endangered species is found. Just three weeks old the cubs are still being nursed by mum roberta and are not yet on view to the public.
Roberta followed soon thereafter arriving in edinburgh from magdeburg zoo in germany two years later swns added. Our lioness is called roberta and she was born in april 2013. The royal zoological society of scotland has revealed the three asiatic lion cubs born at edinburgh zoo in august are two boys and a girl. The family are all are part of the european endangered species programme for the asiatic lion a species estimated to only have between 350 and 650 individuals left in the wild.
Keepers and veterinary staff at the wildlife conservation charity completed the ten week old cubs first health check last week and will name them in the coming weeks. The youngsters will stay with their parents until they are around two years old.