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Bristol Zoo lion cubs make first public appearance
The rare Asiatic lions are the first cubs to be born at Bristol Zoo Gardens for 10 years and only the second pair bred at the zoo.
To help protect the Asiatic lion from extinction, Bristol Zoo Gardens is participating in an internationally coordinated conservation breeding programme.
Twin Asiatic lion cubs, which were born at Bristol Zoo Gardens on Christmas Eve, are now just 10 weeks old and were born to first time mum, Shiva, and dad Kamal. Asiatic lions are critically endangered and there are only around 400 left in the wild. Since their birth, the cubs have been monitored in the cubbing den via a CCTV system by Bristol Zoo’s experienced mammal team.
Picture: PA
Critically Endangered Big Cats
The Asiatic Cheetah is now only known to occur with certainty in Iran. The census population of cheetahs in Iran is estimated at 60-100 with less than half likely to consist of mature breeding individuals. (Source)
Read more about what’s being done to save the Asiatic cheetah at the Iranian Cheetah Society, or donate to the Felidae Conservation Fund.
Photo: I.R.Iran DOE/CACP/WCS/UNDP-GEF from here.