http://www.petsugar.com Girl's best friend. en http://www.petsugar.com/2381209 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/2381209"><img width=119 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/42_2008/0d98740447af581f_threeberbercubs.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Proud daddy, Owambo, and mom, Somali, welcomed these three cubs – aren't they precious?! The Berber lion babes are currently exploring their home at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo and are getting bigger everyday. </p> <p>Now, I'd never heard of this species, but found out that <a href="http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=9097" target="_blank">they've been extinct in the wild since 1922</a>. Zookeepers haven't gotten close enough to examine the lil ones, but think that two are male and one's a girl – try to guess for yourself in the piccys below.<br /> <br clear=all><div class='gallery_thumbs ' ><div class=title><!-- gallery teaser --><a class=photo-count href='http://www.petsugar.com/2381198'>View 5 Photos ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --></div><ul></ul></div><br /> <a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.petsugar.com/2381209#comment news scoop zoos baby animals cute lions Berber Lions Vienna Schoenbrunn Zoo Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:00:37 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/2381209 http://www.petsugar.com/2381198 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/2381198"><img width=119 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/42_2008/0d98740447af581f_threeberbercubs.large.jpg'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/2381198'></a> </div> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/2381198?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.petsugar.com/2381198#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:32:42 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/2381198 http://www.petsugar.com/4018598 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/4018598"><img src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922243/33_2009/74c50ee6d86575c1_patagonia5.large.jpg'></div></a><p>In honor of Pico's birth at Vienna's Schoenbrunn zoo, let's test your knowledge on sea lions. I'm familiar with the noisy California sea lions near San Francisco, but I've never seen a Patagonian sea lion in its natural habitat. While I phone my travel agent, go ahead and take this quiz!</p> <div class='span-9'> <div class='image_display xlarge' style="" >&nbsp;</div> </div><div class='span-5 last'><div class=quiz_question>Question 1 of 5</div>This male Patagonian sea lion will have a lion-like mane when he gets older. <form action="/4018598/rss" method="post" id="spi_slidequiz_view"> <div><div class="form-item"> <label for="id-308345" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-308345" name="edit[answers][0]" value="308345" class="form-radio" /> True</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-308346" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-308346" name="edit[answers][0]" value="308346" class="form-radio" /> False</label> </div> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="See Answer" class="form-submit" /></span></span> <input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="spi_slidequiz_view" /> </div></form> </div> http://www.petsugar.com/4018598#comment exam creature features sea lions baby animals cute slidequiz Patagonian Sea Lions South American Sea Lions Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:00:52 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/4018598