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After they were rejected oleh their mother, these four lion cubs had to be hand-reared, and I was lucky enough to be the one doing so. Here anda see the older one (5-6 weeks) examining the new litter (only a few days old!) and wrestling with them.

5-week-old lion cub snuggles with Animal Planet's Dave Salmoni, ciuman his face and nibbling on his ear.