This is an African Barbary Lion, of which there are none left in the wild as they were hunted to almost extinction. Barbary Prides are now found only in wildlife parks.

Lion Cub at Paradise Valley Springs, Rotorua.

We got to cuddle the cub :)

Canon 20D

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