A Czech zoo has welcomed four Barbary lion cubs, the result of continued efforts to conserve this rare population of big cats after it was driven to extinction in the wild.

The cubs were born at Dvůr Králové safari park to mom Khalila and dad Bart, who have previously parented equally adorable little lions back in 2019 (the first cubs born at the park in 30 years), 2020 , and 2021 . Now able to be seen by the public, Khalila and Bart’s latest set of cubs join a population of captive Barbary lions that reportedly clocks in at less than 200 .

In fact, that small population also totals the number of Barbary lions – a population of the Northern lion subspecies ( Panthera leo leo ) – that are thought to be left in the world, as they’re widely believed to be extinct in the wild.

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