Dad Lion Crouches Down To Meet His Baby Cub For The First Time In This Heart-Melting Video

The lion, named baby Tatu was born on July 25, 2019 and has since charmed visitors and staff alike at Denver Zoo. The curious, playful, and cure cub has become a star on social media; no sooner had staff published a video on the future lion king, thousands of hearts melted. Tatu is mom Neliah’s third cub. He already weighs 12 pounds and his birth is more significant than you might think.
DenverZoo.org reported that: “Half of Africa’s lions have disappeared in the past 25 years and the species faces growing threats from poaching, loss of prey and habitat destruction. The cub’s birth is a huge success for the Lion Species Survival Plan (SSP), which ensures healthy, genetically diverse populations of lions within Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) institutions.” Lovely Tatu’s dad, Tobias, also seems to appreciate his son. Tobias hasn’t fathered any cubs previously, which makes his genetics important to the AZA lion population. As this was Tobias first offspring, he was particularly exciting meet his newborn.
"We hope that by seeing our little lion cub, people will be inspired and take action to help protect their wild counterparts and other wildlife around the world." The original footage of Dad lion and his son has been viewed more than 1.6 million times in 2019.