Once the pride of North Africa, the Barbary lion was thought to be extinct in the wild – but could it still survive today? In ...

Two male Barbary lions cubs Terry, second right, and Basty, second left, are pictured for the first time in their free run with their parents Lilly, left, and Simon, right, at the zoo in Olomouc ...

Newly born Barbary lion cubs sit near their mother Khalila on Monday inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic. The subspecies is extinct in the wild.

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Two Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a welcome addition to a small surviving population of a rare lion subspecies that has been extinct in the wild ...

The lion had been handled by humans since it was weeks old, and was one of two Barbary lions at the facility. Several years ago, when it was a cub, Cous Cous also made an appearance on the talk ...

DVUR KRALOVE, Czech Republic — Three Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, a vital contribution to a small surviving population of the rare lion subspecies that is extinct in the wild ...

The Barbary lion is known for its distinct heavy build and big mane. Simba has quite a while until he grows into those, but the little guy is already the "mane" event at the Mercer County facility.

It's basically Tinder for Barbary Lions and other endangered animals," he laughs. Lara Clarke, the senior lion keeper at the zoo, says: "Things don't look great for the Barbary Lion.

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