A lioness at a German zoo has killed and eaten her two newborn cubs just days after giving birth
Kigali, a first time mother, gave birth to two cubs at Leipzig Zoo in Germany Friday, the first lions to be born there in 15 years. Maria Saegebarth, a spokesperson for the zoo, told CNN that the lioness initially took good care of the cubs.On Monday evening, however, while grooming the newborns, Kigali killed and ate them. She displayed no unusual behavior before eating her cubs, Saegebarth said, and had been eating normally throughout the day.
It also occurred in other species, such as domestic cats, with first time mothers more likely to eat their infants.Heat proves deadly for a 17-year-old lion at a North Carolina animal park"If the cubs themselves behave strangely, that might be a reason for animals to eat their offspring," Huck told CNN, citing illness or developmental issues as possible causes.
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