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captivating lion cub rendezvous caught on tape in south africa's kruger park; exRanger7 spends over 5 hours documenting

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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa (AP) — A recent video from South Africa's Kruger National Park provides a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of lion cubs and their extended family. The footage was captured on the Biyamiti Loop by exRanger7, offering an intriguing look into the social behaviors within a lion pride.

"First, I found the 2 cubs alone right next to the road," exRanger7 shared. The mother lioness soon made her appearance "from across the dry river bed," initiating a brief yet touching family reunion. "The mother immediately left again," possibly to continue hunting or look for another cub, exRanger7 speculated.

The cubs, evidently following maternal instruction, stayed in their designated spot for several hours. They blended so well into the environment that they "almost looked like Elephant dung with the naked eye," according to exRanger7. Cars drove right past until they were alerted by the vigilant filmer.

A second lioness, likely the cubs' "aunt," also made an appearance but maintained her distance before moving on. ExRanger7, who observed the unfolding events for over five hours, mentioned that it's common for other females in the lion pride to help care for young cubs. Although they eventually lost sight of the cubs, the moments captured serve as a valuable contribution to wildlife observation and conservation efforts.

First, I found the 2 cubs alone right next to the road - then their mother came from across the dry river bed - the cubs ran from this side down to the dry river bed, to meet her - the 3 had a small quick reunion but the mother immediately left again(back on the hunt or maybe looking for a 3rd cub?).

She obviously told them to stay as they did not move from that spot for several hours(they almost looked like Elephant dung with the naked eye and other cars drove right past until we stopped them and told them) - then another female showed up(most probably their "aunt") as she went and laid a few meters away but the cubs stayed at exactly the same spot which their mother told them to stay(during the quick reunion) - then the aunt left as well and crossed the road in front of us.

Lionesses with cubs often get help from another female in the pride when the cubs are still young. We sat there for just over 5 hours waiting patiently to see what the outcome will be but left when the cubs went seeking some shade and we could not see them anymore.

This video is the result of several clips joined together. We have more. This video may be edited. The video was filmed on the Biyamiti Loop during a recent Safari in the Southern section of South Africa's Kruger National Park. We only got back a few days ago to upload the video.