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World’s first lion cubs born via artificial insemination
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Tuesday, 4 September, 2018
In a first, a lioness has given birth to a male and a female cub via artificial insemination in South Africa. Scientists harvested a male lion's sperm, which was placed inside the lioness and she gave birth to two healthy cubs 3.5 months later. Scientists said the research is a breakthrough for saving endangered species like tiger and snow leopard.