Rare Atlas lion cub celebrated in Morocco as an important moment in conservation

Massa the lioness has good reason to roar at visitors at Rabat National Zoo, as she is the proud mother of a new cub.

The male youngster, known as Azaghar was born on 26 July 2024, a member of the subpopulation known as the Atlas Lion or the Barbary lion, of the subspecies Panthera Leo Leo.

This birth was announced on October 20, 2024 and is considered the first birth of this year.

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