An adorable lion cub at the Denver Zoo recently met his father for the first time. Video captured by the zoo showed the cub playing with his dad, named Tobias. MORE INFO: 6abc.cm/2O4p61B
I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that cubs spend plenty of time with their fathers in the wild (relatively speaking given the fact that the average time a male spends as "king" of his pride is about 3 years [being a male lion kinda sucks if you care about longevity]). The males are usually the ones protecting the cubs while the lionesses are hunting if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure that accidents happen, but the preservation of their own lineage is the whole reason why they kill the previous "king's" young offspring. Also, for those of you degrading others for disagreeing with you, it's probably wise to not just assume that anyone with a dissenting opinion is speaking only from their knowledge of the "Lion King". Most people recognize that that is a cartoon perfectly fine without your aid thank you very much.
The young of many species, including our own, exhibit kindchenschema: a suite of features - including proportionally large eyes, a small nose, high forehead and small ears - that disappear with age. (Credit: Eric Isselee/Shutterstock)
Same thing with polar bears, when born they are nearly the size of a ferret, but they turn into the worlds biggest and deadliest land carnivor, the only one to actively hunt humans, every carnivor has the occasional man eater but polar bears are the only things that commonly stalk humans for miles as they'd hunt any other prey
If you look at the grand scheme of things, energy needs to and has to flow constantly for the planet's survival. Hunting and eating the hunted is just one way of getting energy transferred from one form to another.
@@brookearmstrong1669 Don't be silly, in reality lion don't kill their own blood, so in fact male lion bro won't fight each other, they only fight another group lions.
He's in a zoo though. Small enclosure, no room to stretch out. Zoos should have a minimum of miles of open space per lion. Look at the lions in zoos in Asia, all cooped up, nowhere to go, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide; they end up fighting & killing each other. I don't believe in zoos. Always too small a spaces for the animals. If ur going to have a zoo, u should have miles of open space per animal, per exhibit. The animals in zoos, most live miserable lives, in horrible conditions. Not all zoos r the same. Zoos r there to profit off ppl looking at the animals. It's a form of circus.
@@zarzartinwin593 sorry, didn't mean to ramble about zoos. He's going to grow up & look like his father. He's an only child, he has no siblings to play with though. The pride is just his father, mother & him.
Considering how quickly the habitat for lions in the wild is disappearing & how they are hunted, killed and/or injured by other predators (including humans), some people should think of the benefits of having animals in protected environments where they are fed regularly & given medical treatment.
I snarl too....how else am I supposed to play the role as "monster" hmmm 🤔. They don't run when you purr at them you know, they don't find it as much fun.am I right?
Lioness "piss off you little bastard I've still got stretch marks around my belly because of you and your dad." Cub "what did I do wrong?" Lioness "you ruined my figure." Lion "why is it my fault?" Lioness "you put him in there." Lion "not my fault you were in heat." Lioness "keep it up you'll be doing more babysitting." Lion "alright I'm sorry." Cub "mum, dad why are you two arguing?" Lion and lioness "shut up and play with the tyre." Cub "sorry mum, dad." Lion and lioness "it's ok son. Just play with the tyre anyway. It teaches you a lot of things." Lioness "sleep time for me." Lion "can I join you? Lioness "no. Keep an eye on our son." Lion "yes dear."
@@JSB-2Z-2K Lion: too late now because I had to do the right thing by her. Her old man threatened my family jewels if I didn't. I wonder what the bro is up to now?
Thank you for showing us this precious angel. I loved watching her/him chew on his/her paw. So wonderful to see dad paying close attention to his baby.
I love Cimba! he is so adorable and will grow. to be a formidable leader of the pride! best wishes with him and may he have a successful and healthy life!
Kilikus Oh yes. THAT naming competition. They REFUSED to name a multi million research vessel that name. But in consolation they said they would name one of the unmanned underwater drones that. I would of loved to see the owners reaction to the winning name chosen by the internet. 😰.........😡 Nope!
@@williamrobertson323 I am really sorry to hear about the loss of your coworker. And... I understand feeling depressed over the loss of someone. You will get through this. I am from the Pittsburgh PA area. 🙏❤️🙏
@@QuestionsAnswerz Simba is a very common name given to lions. To a point where I think some zoos will even avoid it. Detroit zoo has a lion named Simba. I visit the Buffalo zoo regularly, where Tobias was from. They also had a lion that was referred to as both Apollo and Simba until he passed a few years ago. There is a white lion cub of the same name that went viral in China earlier this year. Would bet that there are plenty more lions of the same name.
I’m an elementary school teacher and this breaks my heart. We prepare every year for situations like this but don’t honestly expect it to happen. I feel so bad for those teachers, students, and families. How horrible!!
