Lioness gives birth to 4 cubs at Lucknow zoo

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Sep 02 2015 | 11:57 AM IST
After three decades of wait at the Lucknow Zoo, an 8-year-old lioness has given birth to four cubs here.
"Lioness Vasundhara, who was brought from Kanan Pendari Zoo, Bilaspur along with her 9-year-old partner Prithvi in February this year, gave birth to four cubs between 11 AM to 1:15 PM yesterday," Zoo Director Anupam Gupta said.
The zoo administration said the gender of the cubs has not been determined yet.
"The lioness and the cubs are in good health," Gupta said.
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First Published: Sep 02 2015 | 11:57 AM IST

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