Lioness Adopts Leopard Cub

This week, the first-ever photos of a wild lioness nursing a leopard cub were captured in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area by Ndutu Lodge guest, Joop Van Der Linde. Learn how this unlikely pair found one another, why this case of cross-species nursing is so unusual and how Panthera is working with KopeLion to protect Africa’s largest wild cat in this region. Learn more at