The Denver Zoo welcomed four healthy African lion cubs Wednesday.

African lion Araali gave birth to the cubs following a 115-day pregnancy and almost 18 hours of labor, the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced.

The new litter of lion cubs marks four generations born at DZCA in the last decade, an exciting milestone, the zoo official said. Araali was born at DZCA in 2020 and the father, Usiku, arrived in 2016 from the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kan.

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ African Lion Species Survival Plan recommended the pair for breeding last year due to their compatible genetics and demeanors, according to the zoo.

Besides caring for generations of lions within its own walls, DZCA also supports conservation efforts for wild populations to help protect th

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