India, April 28 -- The Delhi Zoo on Sunday celebrated the birth of four lion cubs - first successful breeding case of the species at the zoo since 2009. The cubs will remain under the mother's care for the next few days and will be monitored via CCTV, zoo officials said.

"Early morning on Sunday, the five-year-old Asiatic lioness Mahagauri delivered four cubs. She and the cubs are under round-the-clock CCTV monitoring and the next 24 hours are critical as she has delivered for the first time," Sanjeet Kumar, director of the zoo, said.

The breeding was carried out between Mahagauri and five-year-old lion Maheshwar. The pair was brought to the Delhi Zoo in 2021 from Gujarat's Junagadh, he said.

"The last time we had successful breeding o...