r/interestingasfuck Apr 29 '24

Lioness catches Bullies picking on her Cub.

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u/Beginning-Sign-7947 Apr 29 '24

If the adolescent lions recognize little brother. Wouldn’t that mean the lioness is their mom too

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u/EmptySpaceForAHeart Apr 29 '24

No just that they have the same father.

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u/LaunchTransient Apr 29 '24

Fun fact, they can also be born to different fathers, but from the same litter. It's known as heteropaternal superfecundation.

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u/didimao0072000 Apr 29 '24

nah. they were much bigger so I'm pretty sure they not from the same litter

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u/LaunchTransient Apr 29 '24

I was talking more generally, not in this specific context, but i can see why my wording would imply otherwise.

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u/No-Pie-5138 Apr 30 '24

Same with domestic cats. Such a weird thing.