NEWSLINK: Test-tube lions raise hopes for rare cats

Two lion cubs have been born through artificial insemination for the first time, raising hopes of a revival for endangered cats.

Researchers from the University of Pretoria in South Africa led the programme, which culminated in the birth of a male and a female last week.

The scientists harvested the sperm of a lion and used it to impregnate a lioness. Three and a half months later, the cubs were born at the Ukutula Conservation Centre.

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