Lion cubs debut at National Zoo
- Photo by: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian's National Zoo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven lion cubs born at the National Zoo this year have made their debut in the zoo's lion yard.
The zoo also announced the names of the cubs Saturday. They are: John, Fahari (fah-HAH-ree), Zuri (ZUH-ree), Lelie (la-LEE-ay), Baruti (ba-ROO-tee), Aslan (AZ-lan) and Lusaka (lu-SAH-ka).
Four cubs were born Aug. 31, and three more were born Sept. 22. Both litters were sired by Luke, the zoo's sole adult male lion. They are the first lion cubs at the zoo in more than 20 years.
John was named after former zoo director John Berry. Lelie and Baruti got their names from schoolchildren in naming contests.
Aslan was named after the hero of C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. That cub's name was announced earlier this month when two actors from the film adaptations of Lewis' novels visited the zoo.
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