African lioness named Rani, or Queen, sits with her newly born five cubs at the house of her owner who has grown her as a pet, Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Multan, Pakistan. The African lioness has given birth to five healthy cubs. Lions normally have litters of two or three cubs. PHOTO: AP
The owner of the lioness Malik Fazal Abbas, who is by profession a cotton and mango farmer, seems very delighted as it is really rare for lioness to give birth to five cubs at a time. Lions usually give birth to a litter of two to three cubs at a time.
Raja sits in his owners house in Multan. PHOTO: AP
Lioness, which goes by the name of ‘Rani’ mated with a male lion ‘Raja’ that Abbas also keeps in his home.
Care taker comforts the cubs of the African lioness. PHOTO: AP
Abbas has been granted a license by the Pakistani Wildlife Department to keep lions as pets like many other people in the country.
This article originally appeared in the Dailymail.
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