New Delhi, April 27 -- Lioness Mahagauri gave birth to four cubs on Sunday, making it the first successful breeding of Asiatic lions at Delhi's National Zoological Park since 2009.
"The mother is looking after the cubs well so far," said Zoo Director Sanjeet Kumar, adding that they are being closely monitored as the "next 24 hours are crucial because it was Mahagauri's first delivery". The five-year-old Asiatic lioness gave birth to the cubs on Sunday morning.
The species is marked as 'Endangered' by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The famous Delhi zoo last saw the birth of lion cubs in May 2009, when two cubs were delivered.
For now, the newborn cubs will stay with their mother. They will only be shifted for medical checks depe...