{"id":6608,"date":"2017-07-23T18:40:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-23T18:40:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-07-23T18:40:35","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T18:40:35","slug":"two-new-lion-cubs-arrived-at-the-abu-dhabi-wildlife-centre-yesterday-and-they-are-adorable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/pictures\/two-new-lion-cubs-arrived-at-the-abu-dhabi-wildlife-centre-yesterday-and-they-are-adorable\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New Lion Cubs Arrived At The Abu Dhabi Wildlife Centre Yesterday And They Are Adorable"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Abu Dhabi Wildlife Center, a rescue and rehabilitation center for endangered species welcomed two new lions cubs yesterday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The infant animals looked skinny and malnourished, but they are now in good care.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lions are fast becoming an endangered species.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lions have declined by 95% in the last 70 years<\/h3>\n
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“In my lifetime, the number of African lions has fallen from more than half a million to less than 20,000, and yet this iconic species continues to be hunted for trophies to put on walls or floors.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Virginia McKenna OBE<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here is the moment they arrived, dropped off by helpers Marcelo and Khalid<\/h3>\n