The three adorable mountain lion cubs named Fern, Thistle and Spruce were believed to have been orphaned after their mother was killed by a car.

Three orphaned mountain lion cubs are in the care of the Oakland Zoo's veterinary hospital after rescuers found the wild animals alone several weeks after the death of the cubs' mother.

The naming of the six newborn lion cubs at the Ridiyagama Safari Park in Ambalantota took place under the patronage of the Zoological Gardens Department Director General R.C.Rajapaksa yesterday (12).