Kids love teasing their fathers, but you would have to be very careful if he’s also a dangerous beast.
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As their father snoozed in the sun, these mischievous lion cubs sought to test his tolerance by playing with his tail.
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To try and warn the youngsters, the majestic predator let loose with a thunderous roar.
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But the cheeky little devils didn’t seem to be deterred, though, and kept coming back for more fun with his tail.
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He eventually gave up and went in search of solitude someplace else.
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The hilarious moment was captured on camera at the Mara National Reserve, in Kenya by Ingo Gerlach, a 66-year-old German photographer
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Talking about the scene, he says that “There were three females and about eight children. They were maybe six weeks old.”
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“Sometime later we also saw the male lion. He was the only inactive one of the lion family. He dozed at the edge of a bush and had no desire at all to take care of the family.”
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“At one point the cheeky lion cubs discovered the bushy tail of their dad. They played with it for a short time before the dad threatened his offspring with licked teeth.”
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“This succeeded also for perhaps five seconds, then the lion babies wanted to play further with the end of the tail which was very bushy.”
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The cubs persisted to play with their father’s fluffy tail for around half an hour despite their dad’s continuous roaring in irritation.
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“The offspring were stubborn though and they continued to annoy their dad until he threatened the little ones.”
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“The quarrel went on for half an hour before the lion moved to a nearby bush. I had a lot of fun capturing this funny scene with my camera.”
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“With my numerous journeys into the Masai Mara, I had never been able to photograph such a thing.”
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