aided by a zoo in Vienna, was allowed to bring two cubs back to Tygerberg Zoo. Back in South Africa, Spence explained that he hoped to breed lions that at least looked like Cape lions, and to have DNA testing done to establish whether or not the cubs were descendants of the original Cape lion. However, Spence died in 2010 and the zoo closed in 2012, with the lions expected to go to Drakenstein Lion Park. See also Asiatic lion Barbary lion Wild cats in Africa: African leopard African golden cat Caracal Serval African wildcat Sand cat Cheetah Black-footed cat References External links Cat Specialist Group: African lion The Cape Lions of the Museum Wiesbaden, Germany The Cape lions from the Kalahari in Museum Wiesbaden South Africa: Lion cubs thought to be Cape lions Ansichtskarte / Postkarte Antwerpen Anvers Flandern, Jardin Zoologique, Lion du Cap in Antwerp (Antwerpen) Cape lion at Hagenbeck Zoo Panthera leo melanochaita Mammals described in 1842 Extinct mammals of Africa Extinct carnivorans Species made extinct by human activities Mammal extinctions since 1500