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Locally-born lion cub trio debut in Australian zoo

STORY: Locally-born lion cub trio debut in Australian zoo DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of lion cubsSOUNDBITE (English): JUSTINE POWELL, Taronga Western Plains Zoo's lion supervisor STORYLINE: Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has publicly unveiled three adorable lion cubs. The zoo's lion supervisor Justine Powell said the three little lion cubs are all females. They are very healthy and putting on approximately 1 kg per week and transitioning well to a meat diet. It was a major milestone for the zoo's conservation program when the cubs were born in April as it was the first successful lion offspring since 2016. The zoo has also invited the public to visit and opened a naming competition on the website for one of the trio, as the other two are to be named by Zoo's Lion Keepers and Taronga Foundation supporters. SOUNDBITE (English): JUSTINE POWELL, Taronga Western Plains Zoo

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows three lion cubs staying with an adult lion at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows three lion cubs playing at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows two lion cubs at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-LION CUBS-DEBUT

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 26, 2022 shows a lion cub interacting with an adult lion at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, has just publicly unveiled their latest habitat addition, three lion cubs, the result of a successful breeding program. (Rick Steven/Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo/Handout via Xinhua)