lioness binta of morocco

On February 24, 2011, lioness Binta (3) gave birth to two baby lions. "We are more than happy. The young mother is behaving perfectly", said zoo director Klaus-Michael Machens. In order not to disturb the inexperienced mother, the birthplace was only monitored by video camera. It quickly became clear that Binta was perfectly taking care of her two babies. She is feeding, licking and cleaning the little ones several times a day.
 
Yesterday, the now one week old lion babies - sister and brother - opened their eyes for the first time and made their first cautious attempts to crawl. Zoo guests, though, will have to wait another six to eight weeks before they can watch the babies in the Lion Canyon. Only when the little ones can walk safely and keep up with Binta, she will be leaving her secure birthplace behind the scenes and reunite with father Chalid (6) and the other lioness Naima (3).