Squee alert! San Antonio Zoo welcomes three African lion cubs

[TexasTowelie]

The San Antonio Zoo announced Monday three African lion cubs were born Saturday.

The first-time parents are “Tau" and “Sarabi,” who came to the Zoo in Nov. 2013 from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon, according to a news release.

Sarabi started showing signs of impending labor early on Saturday, and the first cub was born shortly after 8 p.m.

The cubs will spend the next few weeks inside a custom-made den with their mother Sarabi in order to give them time to bond. There will be a monitor set up soon to allow zoo guests to view the cubs with the mom, officials said.

Read more and see more pictures: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-Zoo-welcomes-three-African-lion-cubs-6408065.php

[shenmue]

1. Squeeeeeeeee!

[KT2000]

2. Congrats to Tau and Sarabi!

great there are three of them - lots of playmates.

[Gothmog]

3. They are so cute

[840high]

4. Babies!!!!

[catrose]

5. Ah, that makes me happy

after all the tears over the Zimbabwe lion Cecil, killed by (of course) an Amercian. Can we name one Cecil? And/or Cecilia? Live long and prosper, little babies (and lions in general).

[silvershadow]

6. Don't tell that dentist from Minnesota... nt