National Zoo Lion Cubs

On August 31st, the National Zoo’s African lion Shera gave birth to four lion cubs.  This was the first litter for Shera, who is five years old.  The Zoo has a webcam video of Shera and her cubs on YouTube. Shera and her mate Luke were officially introduced at the Zoo in what is called, simply, an introduction. If youâ...

Weather and Wildlife

Do you ever read a news item that makes you go “hhmmm�?  Recently, several news items from the world of wildlife had that effect on me. The first was ...