The circle of life continues at the Werribee Zoo, who have welcomed a brand new lion cub.
The zoo announcing the cub was born on March 23 to mother Asali and father Sheru, the first single cub litter in the zoo’s 41 year history.
Both mother and cub are said to be doing extremely well.
Keeper Kieralie Braasch says it was an incredibly exciting time.
“The cub appears to be embracing its solo life without sibling competition, as it is thriving in both size and development,” she said.
“Cubs are usually born with their eyes closed for three days and don’t take their first steps for 15 days, however this cub amazingly had its eyes open at the three-hour mark and was on the move after just 15 hours.”
“As with any birth, it was a sleepless night as keepers and our zoo vets observed Asali go into labour on remote access 24-hour den cameras.
“But Asali is showing all the positive maternal behaviours keepers would hope to see from a first-time mum – she is grooming the cub and they are really snuggling up to each other.”
The zooo says the cub’s first health check to determine its sex and will be named in the coming weeks.
