A lion cub sitting in tall grass
Close-up of a leopard cub
Two lion cubs playing
A cheetah cub running
An African lion cub crouching in grass
Family of cheetahs resting in grass
A lion cub yawning
A club climbing over a tree limb
A leopard cub and its mother’s tail
A tiger licking one of her cubs
Two lion cubs playing
A lion cub standing on a dirt mound
A leopard and cub in a tree
A tiger playing with her cub
Lion and cub resting
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African Lion CubAn African lion cub rests in the tall grasses of Botswana’s Okavango Delta. Once ranging across the African continent and into Syria, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Iran, and even northwest India, lions have declined to as few as 20,000 animals from about 450,000 just 50 years ago. Big Cats Initiative
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Photograph by Beverly Joubert

Big Cat Cubs

See pictures of big cat cubs (including tigers, lions, and leopards) in this photo gallery from National Geographic.

January 11, 2010