<p>Mumbai: In a first in 14 years, a lion cub was born at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), marking the success of its captive breeding programme, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The cub was born to lioness Manasi at the national park on Thursday night, the official said.</p>.<p>The SGNP procured a pair of lions, Manas and Manasi, last year in exchange for two tigers as a part of the zoo exchange programme as per the guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority.</p>.<p>The big cats were integral part of the captive lion safari and the breeding programme.</p>.'A true miracle': 7-year-old boy survives 5 days in lion-infested game park in Zimbabwe.<p>The official said after a quarantine period, the big cats were integrated with each other in a large enclosure, and they both bonded well after efforts from the SGNP team of vets and caretakers.</p>.<p>Dr Vinaya Jangle and a team of caretakers are monitoring the mother and cub 24x7. The lioness is doing good and nursing the cub well, he said.</p>.<p>With the new birth, SGNP now has three lions.</p>
<p>Mumbai: In a first in 14 years, a lion cub was born at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), marking the success of its captive breeding programme, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The cub was born to lioness Manasi at the national park on Thursday night, the official said.</p>.<p>The SGNP procured a pair of lions, Manas and Manasi, last year in exchange for two tigers as a part of the zoo exchange programme as per the guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority.</p>.<p>The big cats were integral part of the captive lion safari and the breeding programme.</p>.'A true miracle': 7-year-old boy survives 5 days in lion-infested game park in Zimbabwe.<p>The official said after a quarantine period, the big cats were integrated with each other in a large enclosure, and they both bonded well after efforts from the SGNP team of vets and caretakers.</p>.<p>Dr Vinaya Jangle and a team of caretakers are monitoring the mother and cub 24x7. The lioness is doing good and nursing the cub well, he said.</p>.<p>With the new birth, SGNP now has three lions.</p>