Posted by Craig Newberry, Communications Woodland Park Zoo is bursting with pride as it announces the birth of two South African lions—the first birth of lions at the zoo since 2014! Scenes from the den cam where Ilanga is bonding with her cubs, Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo’s animal health team did a quick health assessment of the cubs and determined both cubs are female. The cubs were born Wednesday, January 14 to first-time parents, mom Ilanga and dad Tandie. Mom and cubs are currently living in the off-view maternity den where the new family can bond in comfortable, quiet surroundings. The father remains separated from the cubs and mother until the cubs are older. Photo by animal keeper Matthew Cline, Woodland Park Zoo Photo by animal keeper Matthew Cline, Woodland Park Zoo According to Martin Ramirez, Curator of Mammalogy at Woodland Park Zoo, the average litter size for lions is two to three, so this is a typical litter. “As a first-time mother, Ilanga so far is doi...