Cincinnati Zoo's lion John is celebrating his 11th birthday Tuesday.John was introduced to his mate Imani in 2014 and the pair had cubs together later that year. Before then, it had been nearly 15 years since there were African lion cubs at the Cincinnati Zoo.**RELATED VIDEO ABOVE: Watch: Cincinnati Zoo lions devour Skyline Chili — kind of**The Cincinnati Zoo supports Rebuilding the Pride, which is a conservation program that "combines traditional and modern technology to restore a healthy lion population while reducing the loss of livestock to lions in Kenya’s South Rift Valley."The program has allowed lion populations to grow on the Olkirimatian and Shompole ranches.To learn more about how the Cincinnati Zoo is protecting lions in the wild, click here.
Cincinnati Zoo's lion John is celebrating his 11th birthday Tuesday.
John was introduced to his mate Imani in 2014 and the pair had cubs together later that year. Before then, it had been nearly 15 years since there were African lion cubs at the Cincinnati Zoo.
**RELATED VIDEO ABOVE: Watch: Cincinnati Zoo lions devour Skyline Chili — kind of**
The Cincinnati Zoo supports Rebuilding the Pride, which is a conservation program that "combines traditional and modern technology to restore a healthy lion population while reducing the loss of livestock to lions in Kenya’s South Rift Valley."
The program has allowed lion populations to grow on the Olkirimatian and Shompole ranches.
To learn more about how the Cincinnati Zoo is protecting lions in the wild, click here.
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