The cubs', Fern, Thistle, and Spruce, are about 10 months old and are 'relatively healthy' despite living without their mom for two weeks Oakland Zoo Three orphaned mountain lion cubs are in the ...

The three rescued cubs were relatively healthy but thin after it was determined the mother was absent for about two weeks before their rescue, zoo officials said.

Three orphaned mountain lion cubs, two male and one female, found in San Mateo County last week were rescued and brought to the Oakland Zoo, officials said. The cubs, named Fern, Thistle and Spruce, are “relatively healthy” and recovering at the zoo’s veterinary hospital following their rescue in Portola Valley,