The three newest additions to the Detroit Zoo are working on their roars.

The zoo on Monday announced the birth of three healthy African lion cubs to 9-year-old lioness mom Amirah and dad Kalu.

"As a first-time mom, she has been wonderfully calm, attentive and nurturing, spending her days bonding closely with her little ones in a cozy, quiet den," the Detroti Zoo said in an announcement.

A fourth cub was stillborn, the statement said, a "natural part of life for many wild species."

The healthy cubs were born Nov. 23 and 24.

"African lions are vulnerable to extinction and endangered in some regions due to habitat loss, declining prey, disease and human-wildlife conflict," the zoo said. "Welcoming these cubs is not only heartwarming — it's a meaningful milestone in the Detroit Zoo’s com

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