Lioness celebrates Mother’s Day with newborn cubs at Denver Zoo

 Good News Notes: “Kamara, a lioness at the Denver Zoo, is celebrating her first Mother’s Day since giving birth to two cubs. The zoo revealed that the two cubs are brother and sister and said they haven’t been named yet but will be announcing more about their naming plans soon. The pair of cubs were…

Watch Live as the National Zoo’s Cheetah Gives Birth to a Litter of Cubs

Good News Notes: “A five-year-old mother cheetah named Echo has given birth to a litter of cubs at Smithsonian’s Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia. You can watch live as Echo bonds with her four cubs on Smithsonian’s Cheetah Cub Cam. This Livestream is the same footage animal care staff are watching from afar…

Public debut without public for polar bear cubs at Dutch zoo

 Good News Notes: “A pair of twin polar bear cubs have made their public debut at a Dutch zoo — but without the public because of coronavirus restrictions. There was no sign of social distancing between the three-and-a-half-month-old cubs and their mother as they cautiously ventured out of the maternity den at the Ouwehands Zoo…

Columbus Zoo provides update on cheetah cubs born through IVF

 Good News Notes: “The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium have provided an update on the two cheetah cubs who were born through in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. The male and female cubs were born at the zoo on Feb. 19. The zoo says the cubs are crawling and interacting with each other.” View the whole…

Detroit Zoo welcomes a new polar bear — just in time for mating season

Good News Notes: “It’s almost polar bear mating season at the Detroit Zoo and there’s a new bear in town.  The zoo recently brought 19-year-old polar bear Anana to Royal Oak from the Cincinnati Zoo. The female bear came to the zoo at the end of January on a breeding recommendation from Association of Zoos & Aquariums…