‘PRIDE OF BLACKPOOL’ CELEBRATE FIRST BIRTHDAY

Look how they have grown…The first lion cubs to be born at Blackpool Zoo for more than 25 years will celebrate turning one on Friday 9th of April. Like all lion cubs, Luna, Kimya and Nikita were born helpless and blind but, with the care of their mother, Gillian, they have positively flourished at the zoo. They were given full access to their new home in June 2009 and, after receiving all their inoculations, they were introduced to the rest of the pride, including ‘proud’ first time father Wallace, in August. Jude Rothwell, PR and Marketing Coordinator at Blackpool Zoo said: “It has been