Incredible snap shows protective lioness gently carrying her cub in her mouth
The lioness was snapped walking with her cub in her mouth by wildlife photographer Ahmed Abu Ganem in Kenya’s Masai Mara.
A lion mum carries her cub it her mouth Credit: Ahmed Abu Ganem/Cover-Images.com
Cubs instinctively relax when their mothers pick them up.
Lions pick their cubs up by the scruff of the neck and gently hold them in her mouth when transporting to a safe place.
Last week we told how a randy rhino in Kenya sprayed urine over a snowy egret as the bird loyally trekked behind.
Snapper Nagaraj Tilakraj was 30ft away at Nairobi National Park.
He said: “I was watching the egret as it followed the rhino from right behind and I was just anticipating what was about to happen.
“The egret got showered but was truly committed to following the rhino no matter what.”
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