UPDATE! Omaha Zoo Lion Cubs Get Named

We first reported on the five African Lion cubs born at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo HERE way back in January following their birth to mother Mfisha and father Mr. Big on December 29, 2012. Here at ZooBorns we have continued to follow this litter as they have grown up with two updates so far, which can be found HERE and HERE. It has been over a month and a half since our last update and there is plenty to report on the quintuplets.

All five of the cubs, two of which are male and three of which are female, have continued to grow and thrive and are in good health. At the last weighing, each cub tipped the scales between 17 and 23 pounds.

Photo credits: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo

Perhaps most excitingly, each of the five cubs has been named. The names were determined through a naming contest run through the zoo’s Facebook page. The zoo’s Facebook fans were able to submit names on the site and then fans were able to vote on their favorite names from the submissions. After over 4,400 votes were submitted, five different names, all of which are of African origin, were decided upon. The males were named Taj, meaning “crown” and Josiri, which means “brave.” The females have been named Kya, meaning “diamond in the sky,” Leela, meaning “night beauty,” and Zuri, which means “beautiful flower.

The five cubs are currently out on display for visitors to see at the zoo’s Cat Complex. They can be found romping about with their mother Mfisha and their aunt Ahadi.

See many more photos after the fold!