At Home in the Den A mother lion rests in her hidden den She has just given birth to two lion cubs The cubs are blind and need their mother A mother lion licks her newborn cubs
Newborn cubs grow quickly Each newborn cub weighs about 3 pounds 1 kilogram That's as much as four storybooks The cubs will grow to weigh up to 500 pounds 227 kg or as much as a small piano
Lions have a litter of one to six cubs at a time The cubs are tan like their mother Cubs have dark spots on their heads and legs
Male lions will grow a mane as they get bigger Also like their mother cubs don't have a bushy mane Only adult male lions have a mane
