A female African lion licks her month-old cub at the Auvergne Animal Parc in Ardes, on April 4, 2025. The lioness gave birth to two lion cubs, a male and a female, on March 8. The African lion, formerly known as the “Atlas lion”, is classified as vulnerable on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (Photo by Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP Photo)
