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.

Authorities believe their mother was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Portola Valley area of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area, zoo officials said. The mountain lion carcass has since vanished, so they can’t confirm her relationship to the cubs through DNA.

Three orphaned mountain lion cubs were brought to the Oakland Zoo for rehabilitation and care after their mother was believed to have been fatally struck by a car.

The zoo has closed its farmyard and outdoor aviary after a deceased Cotton Patch goose was found to have bird flu.

Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport said it has detected a possible case of bird flu in a goose at the facility. Preliminary results of tests run on a deceased Cotton Patch goose Tuesday came back positive for avian flu,

BRIDGEPORT, CT (WFSB) - The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport reported that one of its geese tested positive for bird flu. Zoo officials said that the Avian Bird Flu preliminary results came back on Tuesday following the testing of a dead cotton patch goose.