Meet Chiclayanita, Lima zoo’s first lion cub in 20 years

Little Chiclayanita. Photo from the Parque de las Leyendas' Twitter account

LIMA - A zoo in the Peruvian capital is celebrating the arrival of a lion cub, the first born there in more than 20 years.

Chiclayanita was born at Lima's Legends Park in late June and, six weeks on, is in good health.

Pronto podrás visitar a Chiclayanita, la leoncita recién nacida en el Parque de @LasLeyendas. #LeoncitaDeLasLeyendas pic.twitter.com/yFuohDzSKV

— Muni de Lima (@MuniLima) August 16, 2016

"She weighs 4 kg ... She has weekly check-ups so as not to affect the pack," zoo official Roxana Valdivieso said.

Chiclayanita is expected to be the zoo's star attraction. — Reuters