A juvenile lion cub with a light brown coat explores its savanna habitat in natural daylight. 1:08
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Lion cub calls for mom, then hugs her leg

A lion cub stands in the tall savanna grass, his fur wet, and calls for his mother as loud as a small lion can. more

It's not a roar yet. It's a tiny cry, closer to a kitten's than a lion's, and the cub keeps at it for some time.

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Fur wet, the cub calls out again and again for his mother.

Lion cubs depend on their mothers for food and safety for a good stretch of time before they go off on their own. With mom out of sight, a cub has every reason to call.

At one point the cub sits low in the grass, half hidden, his head turned to the side. She's not back yet.

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The cub sits half hidden in the tall grass, waiting.

Then his mother comes back to him, and he hugs her leg.

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A lion cub stands in the tall savanna grass, his fur wet, and calls for his mother as loud as a small lion can.

The relief is right there on his face. He lets out a happy cry, then rests his head against her leg.

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The cub rests his head against his mother's leg.

She stays close and seems to comfort her cub. Someday that small voice will grow into a roar that carries across the savanna. This time it only had to reach one lion.

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