This lion cub was born from artificial insemination

Simba was born on October 23, 2020 after a team at Wildlife Reserves Singapore successfully impregnated its mother Kayla in July. The father, Mufasa, however, did not survive the electro-ejaculation procedure used last January used to extract semen.

According to the park, Mufasa, 20, did not sire any cubs in his lifetime because of his aggressive behaviour, discouraging successful pairings with any females.

WRS said Kayla was unable to feed her cub properly and that staff were assisting with bottle feeding but Simba is growing and is healthy. The mother and son have yet to be introduced to the rest of the family.