For the first time ever, images captured a lioness nursing a leopard cub — an unheard of exchange. A leopard cub, estimated to be a few weeks old, was seen nursing on a lioness in Tanzania on ...

The lioness gave birth to three cubs of her own in late June. It's possible she might bring the leopard cub back to her litter and raise them together, Hunter said.

The lioness had the cub tightly secured in her jaws." Newborn lion cubs are vulnerable and rely on their mother for everything. They are small and fragile, needing constant care and protection.

According to The Washington Post, KopeLion was given photos of a lioness nursing a leopard cub out in the wild of the Serengeti. If this seems unusual, that’s because it is.

Photos: Wild Lion Adopts Leopard Cub, an Unprecedented Sight. Published Jul 13, 2017 at 1:36 PM EDT Updated Jul 13, 2017 at 1:59 PM EDT. A lioness with a leopard cub outside Ndutu Lodge in Tanzania.

Five-year-old lioness named Nosikitok is currently collared and monitored by KopeLion, a conservation NGO in Tanzania. The circumstances that brought the lioness and the leopard cub together still ...

A lioness at the Columbus Zoo has given birth to a litter of cubs less than a week after her half-sister also gave birth. Zoo officials announced Saturday that 8-year-old Kazi gave birth to three ...

July 14 (UPI) --A wild cat conservation group shared photos of a wild lioness nursing a leopard cub in the first known instance of such an inter-species relationship.Panthera, a global ...

These cute little cubs will warm the coldest of hearts. The 13 day old White Lioness cubs are clearly having fun in their new environment and the seven adorable tiny furballs are due to have their ...

The leopard cub can be seen at ease and at home with the lioness as well its cubs in the photos. In what Gujarat forest officials are claiming is a "rare phenomenon", a lioness in the state's Gir ...

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An orphaned leopard cub, desperate for a meal, approached a lioness who happened to be lactating. It’s a rare—and extremely precious—example of cross-species nursing in the wild.