Dubbo zoo's new lion cubs get their first health checks

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00:00 This is all really important to make sure they're tracking along really well with their

00:16 development.

00:17 It means we can go ahead with the introductions to their sisters and also their dad and then

00:22 the next step after that we'll be going out on display for everyone to see.

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00:52 All the sisters are very excited and incredibly curious.

00:56 The first few days they'll ride up close to that mesh really sussing out the young cubs

01:01 because it's the first time they've ever seen youngsters so it's all very new and interesting

01:05 for them.

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01:17 Again, was showing wonderful behaviours from her dad. He was not showing any type of fear

01:23 or worry. He was quite submissive, lying on the ground and he knows from experience that

01:29 that's exactly what he has to do, particularly once he's in with them and Marion because

01:32 Marion definitely knows how to keep dad in line when the youngsters are around.

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01:50 In the upcoming summer months we're hoping that the big family of eight will be out on

01:54 display for our visitors to see. At the moment our next big step is getting the young youngsters

02:00 in with their older sisters and dad. So that's going to take a little bit of time just for

02:04 them to meet each other and do some bonding out in our back of house area and once everyone's

02:10 met each other, they're all familiar, then we'll be putting them out on exhibit.

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