VIDEO: Adorable Mountain Lion Cubs In Their New Home At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) -- Three mountain lion cubs that were rescued after being orphaned in Washington state are getting settled in their new home in Colorado Springs. The zoo shared video of the cubs, which are about six weeks old, on their first day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Adorable Orphaned Mountain Lion Cubs' First Day at CMZooNot really a cat person? We think we can change your mind! Our three adorable mountain lion cubs are starting to get settled into their new home at #CMZoo, and they are exploring all that their temporary den has to offer. Keepers have caught a few cute moments on camera since they arrived Tuesday evening. After the cubs earn a clean bill of health in the next few weeks, the plan is to introduce them to Kaya. We hope they will be visible to guests in the coming weeks. #KeeperCam Read their full story, here: http://www.cmzoo.org/index.php/about-the-zoo/press-box/press-releases/5-28-2019/.
Posted by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Wednesday, May 29, 2019
The cubs are just six weeks old. They were orphaned when their mother was killed "in a human-wildlife conflict," officials said.
They arrived at the zoo on Tuesday evening and have been exploring their temporary den.
After the cubs earn a clean bill of health in the next few weeks, the plan is to introduce them to Kaya — the female mountain lion who lives in Rocky Mountain Wild, and is the only survivor of a litter of orphaned mountain lion cubs that Cheyenne Mountain Zoo helped rescue from Wyoming in 2006.
"We hope they will be visible to guests in the coming weeks," zoo officials said Thursday on Facebook.