African Lion

The two young males; Khari and Luzuko!

How can you identify them?

@Zoo-Lover-1-2-3 They're the only two younger males within the pride - and you can tell by their manes (less advanced compared to their fathers).

Can you identify the females too or are they too hard to tell?

@Zoo-Lover-1-2-3 I had a photo of an ID board that I took on one of my visits a few years ago. I tried to find the photo today which I believe I posted on here but apparently I didn't!

It's quite difficult to tell Lions (and big cats in general) apart unless you visit them frequently and pick up on distinctive markings. I haven't visited Taronga enough to do so since their births.

Cool!

Do u know what subspecies of african lion these guys are?

I don’t know but I do know that the dad of the litter came from Melbourne zoo.

@Zoo-Lover-1-2-3 They're Southern Lions. Mum, Maya, came from South Africa. Dad, Ato, was born at Werribee.

Does the zoo have any plans on possibly moving out the brothers from the litter to stop inbreeding or sending away one or two of the females from the litter? I would think that they have to start thinking about moving someone out soon as the lions from the litter are around three right? Also does anyone know the max capacity for the lion exhibit? I fell like I may have posted something similar like what I’ve written about in this comment and I apologize if I have but I just can’t remember what their plan was.