You little pest! Lion roars in pain as playful cub sinks her teeth into mother's back

By ANTHONY BOND

Fun-loving: This lion club was clearly in a playful mood when she decided to jump on her mother's back

Parents are regularly having their patience tested by mischievous children and it seems this is also the case in the animal world.
This lion cub was clearly in a playful mood when she decided to jump on her mother's back.
The fun-loving youngster, about two months old, jumped on her mum and playfully sunk her teeth into her.
The female adult lion, thought to be about five years old, mostly contained her annoyance.
But one of her cub's nips was clearly a bit too hard and, as these pictures show, the mother appears to roar out in pain.

Agony: The cub, about two months old, jumped on her mum and playfully sunk her teeth into her, which looks like it caused the adult some pain

Amateur wildlife and landscape photographer Mark Dumbleton took the adorable images in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
He has made a number of visits to parts of the wilderness in Africa to photograph wildlife and landscape.

Stunning: Amateur wildlife and landscape photographer Mark Dumbleton took the adorable images in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

Playful: He has made a number of visits to parts of the wilderness in Africa to photograph wildlife and landscape. This image shows the lion cub fooling around with its mother

Mr Dumbleton, 30, from Johannesburg, South Africa, said: 'The mum wasn't too annoyed but you can see the cubs very sharp teeth did hurt a bit.
'It's always amazing watching lions interact with each other and this was one of those special moments of a mother's interaction with her cub.
'It wasn't too difficult to photograph as the Masai Mara plains are basically just short grass.
'But you need to try and predict movement and interactions and be ready when the action does happen.
'The adult lion didn't do anything more than play along and only eventually did she show slight signs of needing to discipline her young cub.'

source: dailymail