A Nottinghamshire Lion keeper has spoken of his shock after he learnt that two cubs had been born at his village enclosure. Reece Oliver, 31, was playing a game of football on March 1, when he was interrupted by the news that two cubs had just been born at his Strelley enclosure.
Reece Oliver, who looks after two lions, Rocky and Rora, said that the birth of two female cubs, who have been named Ruby and Rosie, was a "big surprise". "It was a big surprise, it was a pleasant one but we weren't expecting or hoping for it.
We had our suspicions but we weren't sure whether she was, and we definitely didn't think it would happen as soon as it did," Mr Oliver said. "There were signs of it but we weren't fully believing that it was happening, it's hard to tell without going in and scanning her.
