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Fort Worth Zoo welcomes 'surprise' lion cub: 'We've been keeping a secret'
The Fort Worth Zoo in Texas announced the arrival of its first lion cub since 2015 — a male cub named Moja.
“Surprise! We’ve been keeping a secret,” the zoo wrote in a Jan. 11, 2024, post on its Facebook page.
“Meet the newest (and arguably the cutest) little addition to the lion pride!”
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The cub was born on Oct. 20, 2023, said the Fort Worth Zoo, to mother, Saba, and father, Jabulani.
His name means “one” in Swahili, the zoo said.
Moja, a male lion cub (shown here), was born on Oct. 20, 2023, said the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas in a January post announcing the animal’s arrival. (Fort Worth Zoo)
The name “seemed fitting, as he is Saba’s first cub,” said the zoo.
He is also the first cub to be born at the Fort Worth Zoo’s “Predators of Asia & Africa” lion habitat, the organization said.
The exhibit opened in June 2023.
Moja’s parents, along with another female lion, Abagabae, were born in South Africa, said the Fort Worth Zoo.
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The zoo is part of a lion breeding program with other zoos in North America.
When Saba, Jabulani and Abagabae arrived at the zoo in 2012, they introduced “a new bloodline of lions into North America, varying the gene pool,” the zoo said.
“The birth of Moja is both a conservation success and another advancement in diversifying the African lion bloodline in the United States,” said the Fort Worth Zoo.
Moja (above) has already grown considerably, said the Fort Worth Zoo. When he was born, he was under three pounds. He now weighs 16 pounds. (Fort Worth Zoo)
Moja now weighs 16 pounds, the zoo noted in a release.
That’s nearly six times as much as he weighed at four days old when he tipped the scales at just 2.7 pounds.
“For the last few months, Moja has been behind the scenes growing and bonding with [his] mom, while keepers have kept a close eye on his development and well-being,” said the zoo.
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Moja has yet to meet his father and the other female adult lion at the zoo, said the Fort Worth Zoo — but this will happen “in the near future” as he continues to grow.
For now, the focus is ensuring that Moja continues to meet milestones and grows bigger and stronger.
“The littlest lion is starting to practice some innate behaviors, as he often plays with Saba’s tail as well as chews on her hind quarters to imitate predator-prey behaviors,” said the Fort Worth Zoo.
Moja has not yet met the other lions at the zoo — but he will in the near future, said the Fort Worth Zoo. (Fort Worth Zoo)
Additionally, his mother Saba “is exhibiting ideal maternal demeanors, including allowing frequent nursing opportunities, and bathing, playing and carrying the cub as she moves about the den.”
It’s not yet clear when the public will be able to see the Fort Worth Zoo’s newest arrival, due to a variety of factors.
“Because this is the first cub born in the new Predators of Asia & Africa lion habitat, zookeepers want to be sure Moja is big and strong enough to navigate the new space, including the water features,” said the zoo.
The weather, too, will play a role in when Moja emerges from “behind the scenes” at the zoo.
“As he continues to grow, the animal care team will determine when a public debut can take place,” said the Fort Worth Zoo.
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A man armed with a knife was shot by L.A. police officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call overnight, authorities said.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers with the Hollenbeck Division responded to an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Glenn Avenue in Boyle Heights at 1:45 a.m. Saturday after callers reported a male suspect was armed with a knife and had just assaulted someone in the complex.
Arriving officers found the suspect in front of the residence, but he did not comply with officers’ commands to drop the weapon. He then advanced toward the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred, LAPD confirmed.
“The suspect was struck by gunfire and remained non-compliant,” the LAPD Public Information Officer said on X early Saturday morning. “Officers deployed a 40mm foam round and ultimately took the suspect into custody.”
Video obtained by KTLA shows the man being loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital; officials said he was transported in stable condition, adding that his knife was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence.
No officers or community members were injured during the incident. The man’s name was not released.
Dangerous rip currents and high surf are forecast for Los Angeles County beaches, including the Malibu Coast this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous beach statement, warning of the potentially deadly beach conditions. The dangerous conditions are forecast to last from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
“There is an increased risk of ocean drowning,” the NWS forecast reads. “Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.”
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A guide to surviving rip currents from the National Weather Service (NWS)
Minor Beach erosion and coastal flooding is possible through the weekend. The flooding is most likely to occur during evening high tides from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Beachgoers are advised to stay out of the water and remain near lifeguard towers. Jetties and tidepools are also especially dangerous during the weekend forecast.
“Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks,” the NWS forecast reads.
Similar hazardous beach conditions are also in the forecast for Santa Barbara County. A high surf advisory is also in effect for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties this weekend, where 10 to 15-foot waves will be possible.
If you live or want to live in Los Angeles, the city controller has released a new dashboard highlighting some of the city’s most notorious problem rental properties, a tool designed to help renters avoid future headaches.
“This project comes at a time when tenants are reporting harassment and illegal evictions violating the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance and Tenant Anti‑Harassment Ordinance, but very few of the complaints end up leading to strong enforcement or real accountability,” L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said in a media release Thursday.
The new Top 100 Problem Rental Properties dashboard includes a searchable database of all residential addresses with reported housing violation cases within the city of Los Angeles, a ranked list of the 100 addresses with the most violations and an interactive map.
“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said in the release.
Data for the dashboard was compiled from multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles City Planning and the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, according to the controller’s office.
The release also identified the top three addresses with the highest number of reported housing violations:
1. 636 1/2 North Hill Place, Chinatown
192 housing violation cases
2. 11700 West Wilshire Boulevard, Sawtelle
166 housing violation cases
3. 6650 West Forest Lawn Drive, Hollywood Hills
113 housing violation cases
“Our new dashboard is an easy‑to‑understand public tool that we hope will help renters and organizers document patterns of harm, as well as put pressure on both landlords and the City to act,” Mejia said. “Everyone deserves safe, stable and dignified housing.”
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