BELVIDERE — Happy news has come for the new parents at the Summerfield Zoo in Belvidere this winter. The spotted hyena pair, Bonsai and Kimari are now parents to a litter of the spotted hyena cubs.

Just a year after her arrival at Hattiesburg Zoo, spotted hyena Pili has given birth to what is believed the only surviving hyena cub born in North America this year. “We are thrilled with the birth ...