Taking care of your children is a difficult task for any parent, and it appears that not only people, but even animals, must bear this load. But no one illustrates that more convincingly than this unfortunate lion father.
This regal lion, a father of five, maybe the ruler of the jungle, but when it comes to parenting, he appears as helpless as its prey!
In a series of rather hilarious photos, a lion was caught on camera desperately trying to look after his energetic cubs, while their mother is away. Though he really seems to try his best, the male named Singa is far from being as bossy with his little ones as he is with the rest of the pride. The five naughty cubs are giving him a headache.
The incident occurred at the Pakawi Park Zoo in Belgium, where the lion was forced to take up parenting responsibilities after the cubs’ mother, JJ, was bitten by another lioness and was sent to the zoo’s medical facilities for treatment. Despite the fact that she only had minor injuries, she needs to stay away from their cubs for a few days.
Singa seldom tries to do the mother’s job, but he’s struggling! Wildlife photographer Linda Smit photographed the scene!
“For a few weeks, the mother had to be isolated from her pups to recuperate. As a result, dad had to look after them,” the photographer explained. “He was attempting to lift them, like the mother would, in order to move them to a safer location.” He didn’t have the abilities or skills to raise them properly as a man.”
JJ was totally healed after nearly a week, and she was reunited with her cubs, who were overjoyed to see their mother again. But, to be honest, I’m not sure who was happier: the cubs or their father?
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