Asiatic lion Shiva, the mother of three cubs, looks out over her domain in the Besancon Zoo in eastern France, on February 27, 2014. The zoo held off announcing the December 31, 2013 births until this week, afraid the two females and a male might not survive. There are about 300 Asiatic lions in the wild, all in an Indian reserve, according to the WWF. It's one of the world's rarest species. (Photo by Laurent Cipriani/Associated Press)
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