I went to the Denver Zoo this past Tuesday afternoon and was pleased to see that the new baby lion cub at the zoo, along with the rest of his extended family, are no longer confined to what one zoo volunteer referred to as the maternity den, and are now roaming Predator Ridge, the main lion compound. This is a good thing, because thanks to the angle of the sun, it was very hard to see (and more importantly, photograph) that lion cub. And happily, the cub (recently named Tatu) was more than happy to pose for the camera, as seen in the photograph on the left.
And just like in the maternity den, Tatu seems to have strongly bonded with his father, Tobias, and follows him around everywhere, as can be seen in the photograph on the right. At first I thought the Denver Zoo had named the cub after that character from Fantasy Island, whose signature shout was "Da Plane!, Da plane!," but in point of fact that guy's name was actually Tattoo. I still say zoo visitors should be allowed in to the compound to interact with this lion family, but of course, nobody ever listens to me. I wonder why?
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