October 29, 2010 | 1:45 PM | By

District Cuteness

FILED UNDER: Delightful City, National Zoo, Smithsonian

I have a meeting I’m rushing off to, so posting will be light for a few hours, but you won’t even notice I’m gone, because you’ll be too busy looking at this photo set of the National Zoo’s baby Lion cubs taking a “swimming test”! I think they passed, with flying paddling colors.

Smithsonian's National Zoo

I would like to volunteer for the next swim test, thanks.

Details:

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s 8-week-old lion cubs took a swim test in the moat at the Great Cats Exhibit. The cubs– 3 females and 1 male– were born August 30 and 31 to 5-year-old mother, Shera, and 5-year-old father, Luke.

I love D.C.

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