I Must Get That Treat!
Santa Barbara Zoo - Santa Barbara, California - Zuri and Fahari are African lionesses who were born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on 8/31/10 to Shera and Luke. They moved to the Santa Barbara Zoo on 10/18/12.
The sisters were part of a litter of 4 cubs. Their brother, John, lives at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio where he has fathered a litter of 3 female cubs. Their sister, Lelie, lives at the Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York where she gave birth to one surviving male cub (Tobias) on 3/5/16.
Shera's sister, Naba, gave birth to a litter of 3 cubs on 9/22/10. Brothers Aslan and Baruti live at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lusaka lives at the Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York with her half-sister, Lelie, and gave birth to 3 cubs (two females and one male) on 5/12/16.
Together, the 7 cubs earned the nickname "The Sensational Seven" and have their own Facebook page:
I Must Get That Treat!
Santa Barbara Zoo - Santa Barbara, California - Zuri and Fahari are African lionesses who were born at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on 8/31/10 to Shera and Luke. They moved to the Santa Barbara Zoo on 10/18/12.
The sisters were part of a litter of 4 cubs. Their brother, John, lives at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio where he has fathered a litter of 3 female cubs. Their sister, Lelie, lives at the Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York where she gave birth to one surviving male cub (Tobias) on 3/5/16.
Shera's sister, Naba, gave birth to a litter of 3 cubs on 9/22/10. Brothers Aslan and Baruti live at the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lusaka lives at the Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York with her half-sister, Lelie, and gave birth to 3 cubs (two females and one male) on 5/12/16.
Together, the 7 cubs earned the nickname "The Sensational Seven" and have their own Facebook page: