UPDATE: Mom is a Patient Playmate for Antwerp Zoo’s Lion Cub

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UPDATE: Mom is a Patient Playmate for Antwerp Zoo’s Lion Cub

March 10, 2013

Nestor, the Lion cub born at Belgium’s Antwerp Zoo on August
29, loves to play. His favorite
toy? Mom!

This energetic six-month-old cub has been featured several times on
ZooBorns, from his first
days on exhibit, playing
in water, and enjoying
the snow. Now Nestor is honing his
hunting skills through play.

Photo Credit: Antwerp Zoo

Nestor’s mother, Maouli, is a willing and patient playmate
for her little cub. But like all Lion moms, she lets her offspring know when he’s
gone too far. And when she lets loose
with a Lion-sized snarl, Nestor is sure to take notice.

Africa’s wild Lions are in decline. Recent studies suggest that fewer than 30,000
Lions survive on the continent. Their
numbers have dropped due to habitat loss and encroachment of human activity.

See photos of Nestor and Maouli at the end of a play session below the fold!

Lion Cubs Explore the Great Outdoors

It's a Snow Day for Zoo Antwerp's Lion Cub

Wake Up Little Lion Cub!

UPDATE! Snowy Adventure for Longleat Lion Cubs

One response to “UPDATE: Mom is a Patient Playmate for Antwerp Zoo’s Lion Cub”

Nowhere Girl

March 11, 2013

Are there any other lions living with them? The last photo looks like there’s another lioness behind Nestor – his aunt?
Btw, some good news for African lions: I’ve read a totally fascinated story about a boy from Kenya who invented a device that scares lions away. He was looking for ways to protect his family’s cows, noticed that lions are afraid of moving lights and built a device with flashing lights. It seems that it works – first his neighbors asked him to build more “Lion Lights” for them, then people in other areas started using them and now someone is even trying it out in India to protect livestock against tigers. This way if predators are scared off hunting livestock, farmers won’t kill them to protect their animals.
And the little inventor was given a scholarship at a very good school, had an opportunity to go to a conference in the USA and wants to become an engineer in the future. Which is also good for equal chances for all people regardless of where they live.

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