Spy BoulderCam Enters the Lion's Den
Transcript
00:00 (cubs grunting)
00:02 After just a few weeks away,
00:13 the three-month-old cubs react
00:15 as if they'd seen Boulder Cam for the first time.
00:27 Their playfulness is tempered by uncertainty.
00:30 But their mother's confidence reassures them.
00:42 From now on, they will hardly give Boulder Cam a second glance.
00:47 (cubs grunting)
00:49 The cubs are suckled as much as 15 times each day.
01:09 Their milk supply is governed by the amount of food she eats.
01:14 Boulder Cam makes a useful foot rest.
01:17 (cubs grunting)
01:20 Nursing mothers share breastfeeding duties,
01:23 and if a mother dies,
01:24 her sisters will often raise her orphans.
01:27 With claws retracted, the paws' pads make a velvet cushion.
01:43 (water splashing)