White lion quintuplets melt visitors’ hearts
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Visitors are smitten with the newly-born quintuplet white lions at a private zoo in the village of Dvorec, Czech Republic. /VCG Photo

Visitors are smitten with the newly-born quintuplet white lions at a private zoo in the village of Dvorec, Czech Republic. /VCG Photo

The cute kittens, four females and one male, were born on May 4 and are now 10 weeks old and in good health. /VCG Photo

The cute kittens, four females and one male, were born on May 4 and are now 10 weeks old and in good health. /VCG Photo

White lions are a rare breed on the verge of extinction in the wild. /VCG Photo

White lions are a rare breed on the verge of extinction in the wild. /VCG Photo

The species became technically extinct for at least 12 years until being reintroduced to the wild in 2004. /VCG Photo

The species became technically extinct for at least 12 years until being reintroduced to the wild in 2004. /VCG Photo

Right now, there are hundreds of white lions in captivity but fewer than 13 left in the wild, according to the Global White Lion Protection Trust. /VCG Photo

Right now, there are hundreds of white lions in captivity but fewer than 13 left in the wild, according to the Global White Lion Protection Trust. /VCG Photo