“The baboon was grooming the lion cub as if it was a baby baboon,” Schultz said in an email to The Associated Press. It is possible they had discovered the lion cub, he said. The troop of baboons was large and a lion would not be able to get the young back,” Schultz said. The lion cub would pose a threat to the baboons when it gets older. I have witnessed baboons viciously killing leopard cubs and have heard of baboons killing lion cubs.”

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2020 13:30 UTC