NAPLES, Fla. — The Naples Zoo is beaming with pride. It's celebrating the birth of three African lion cubs, making it the first time in 30 years that the zoo has had lion cubs.
The zoo announced the birth of the cubs Thursday; one was born May 13 and two were born May 14.
The cubs and their mother, 13-year-old Shani, will be on exhibit later this summer, allowing them to bond behind the scenes, officials said.
Zoo employees haven't gotten close enough to the cubs to know their genders or weights, but the cubs are being monitored through video feeds, officials said.
The zoo said it will host a contest to name the cubs.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies African lions as vulnerable to extinction. They're endangered by illegal hunting, declining prey populations and habitat loss.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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