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On Tuesday, the three male and one female cubs kept their heads above water, climbed onto dry land, and navigated their way to the shallow end of the moat as they set out to pass their first swim test.
Our animal care team triumphantly shouted out that all the cubs passed! They'll be ready to go on exhibit in a few weeks! #WeSaveSpecies
“It’s possible that a cub could be playing around and get knocked into the moat by a parent or sibling,” said Kristen Clark, an animal keeper at the Great Cats exhibit. “We want to make sure that if they find themselves in that situation, they know how to pull themselves out of the water and onto shore.”
While these four cubs, who were born March 2, will not make their public debut until June, the two other cubs, who were born in January and already passed their swim test in April, will go on exhibit to the public this weekend.
— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) May 6, 2014
