Ohio zoo's lion cubs make debut

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio zoo is ready to show off its newest additions -- a trio of lion cubs.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said that beginning Tuesday, Kitambi and his two sisters, Adia and Mekita, were allowed to roam in an outdoor habitat.

The cubs were born Sept. 22 to first-time mother Asali and were the first African lion cubs born at the zoo in nearly a quarter-century. Their father, Tomo, also lives at the zoo.

Kitambi was named by zoo staff, using the Swahili word for "pride" to reflect the cub's take-charge personality. The names for the two females came from winners of a name-the-cubs fundraising auction.