Heart-Melting Video Shows Male Lion Crouching Down To Meet His Baby Cub For The First Time

If there is one way to win over the internet, sharing a cute animal video is definitely in the top 3. Be it an adorable puppy that is just learning its first steps in the world or a fluffy kitten doing something funny, moving pictures of little critters have a beloved and well-earned place on the worldwide web. This video shared by the Denver Zoo definitely fits the criteria.

The video posted on September 6, 2019, shows a lion cub playing around in its enclosure. Though the spotlight is obviously on the tiny lion baby, the moment shared between him and his lion dad is the star of the footage. Dad and son met for the first time and the large lion Tobias’ actions towards his tiny son as he crouched down to interact won over the internet immediately. Many praised this two-year-old father for his gentle behavior.

This video comes from a series of “cubdates” the Denver Zoo shares every other day to give people an idea at their newest lion cub that is yet to be named. The zoo is actually trying to involve the public to raise funds for lions in the zoo and the wild by letting them pick a name. The final choices are the following: Meru, the name of a mountain in Tanzania, Moremi, that stands for the name of a game reserve in Botswana, and Tatu, the Swahili word for the number three (as the cub is Neliah’s 3rd offspring). You can vote by clicking here.

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