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Mostaland Park in the city of Mostaganem announced the arrival of four white and three brown cubs
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Seven African lion cubs have been born at the Mostaland park in the Algerian city of Mostaganem. All photos: Reuters
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Belakhdar Wassini, director of the park’s veterinary clinic, with two of the cubs
Mr Wassini said the cubs are a rare breed on the verge of extinction and no longer found in the wild
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Two lionesses gave birth to the seven cubs, four of which are white and three brown
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‘The white lion is no longer in the wild, just around 540 to 560 remain in the parks,’ Mr Wassini said
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Juliette, a lioness, sits with some of her cubs
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Since opening in June 2017, Mostaland park has recorded several successful African lion cub births
