Mogo Zoo’s eighth lion will soon be out to play

The eighth lion to join the NSW South Coast’s Mogo Zoo is spending time bonding with his pride before meeting glass-pressed faces. Look at our mega gallery of Roc here.

Look who is ready to be introduced into the world.

Full of energy Roc the cub is about to make his long awaited debut at the NSW South Coast Mogo Zoo.

Named after a mythical bird just like his brother Phoenix, once he’s been shown to a proud family and the pride he’ll be able to meet the people.

Seven week-old Lion cub Roc with mum Chitwa at the Mogo Wildlife Park. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Roc, who enjoyed this week getting dirty in his enclosure, is the eighth lion to call the south coast zoo home.

Rolling around and playing with mum the new cat in town is slowly getting used to, and loving, his new surroundings.

Look who is ready for the zoo.

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“Every day he comes to life more and more,” zookeeper Chad Staples said.

“He has been have a great time in the rain … and the mud.”

“People think you can’t tell them apart and they all look the same but he has just got this attitude that he knows he is going to be a 200kg cat one day”.

Seven-week-old Lion cub Roc with mum Chitwa at the Mogo Wildlife Park. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Roc is the second of the litter of Mogo matriarch Chitwa, who arrived at the zoo from Africa in 2014.

His arrival marks a huge milestone for the zoo that managed to survive the horror south coast fires in 2019 thanks to staff who battled the flames to keep the animals safe.