BUFFALO, NY-- The Buffalo Zoo is expanding its family!
The Zoo announced Wednesday the birth of three African lion cubs to first-time mom Lusaka and Tiberius, who is now the father of four cubs!
The trio were born May 12. There are two females and one male.
“We were so excited to share the news at the end of April about Tobias, our first lion cub in 25
years, so the media and the public can imagine our excitement at sharing the news about three
more cubs and our growing lion pride,” Dr. Donna Fernandes said in a press release.
Last week, the Zoo's first lion cub, Tobias, made his public debut.
Unlike Tobias who was bottle fed, the three new cubs are being nursed by their mother. They weigh between 11-13 lbs. right now.
Zoo keepers will work to introduce the lionesses, the four cubs and dad Tiberius to the entire pride.
We can expect to see the three new cubs make their debut sometime in August.
So far, no names have been decided for the cubs.
