Lion Baby Meets His Namesake

My close friend and I took our 11 month old godson to Zoo Atlanta for a little godfamily outing. Our godson's name is Aryeh, which means lion in Hebrew, so his mom packed his lion costume. It was a pretty cold day so when we first arrived, the lions weren't out yet. We saw the rest of the animals and stopped by the lion exhibit on our way out, saw that the lions were out and put Aryeh in his costume, thinking we'd snap a picture of him with the lions in the background.

The lions were immediately interested in our little lion cub, and it wasn't long before they couldn't stand their curiosity any longer and came right up to the glass! Aryeh was completely unfazed and interacted with the lions for a few minutes! We took some pictures and videos before moving along as the lions started getting a little worked up and we didn't want to make them too anxious.

It was incredible! Definitely a great memory from our first little godfamily outing!

[tylertichoc]

The lion is probably thinking " How do you have a mane when you're that small? Forget that, How did you escape?!"

[betterine]

Kid be like "I'm lion"
Lion be like "You lyin' "

[driplightyear]

Lion looking back to his wife

“Nah that ain’t my kid”

[annaelisavettavonnedozza]

“PLEASE Tell me how you escaped????!!!!” 😂

[ZestyStupidGirl]

Lion: "I need a paternity test. This cub looks nothing like me".

[Bruce_T]

Teacher: "Ok kids, what is this animal?"
This kid: _"It's a big U"_

[doctorgway]

Meanwhile on the other side of the glass:

Lioness: What’s that honey?
Lion: It’s a little me.

[takengranite]

That lion was thinking about the one night stand he had in Kenya. 😂 had him perplexed

[sfuikm]

If that kid took off that suit, the lion woulda been traumatized for the rest of its life

[WeRNthisToGetHer]

"Simba, remember who you are..."

[FrankCosbyNo-Relation]

"How did you escape, little cub? Teach me."

[Ultimahacks]

Imagine a chicken nugget dressed as a human knocking on your window

[rr]

"How did you get out there!? Come back in! Your mother is going to kill me!!"

[Shurmash]

"I need a DNA test, this one looks nothing like me."

[The_color_blue]

“Honey?.... is this child mine? He doesn’t look like me”

[Junior-nhsr]

The Lion thinking 🤔 is it Father's Day already?

[sakurafalls]

*Lion looking back*
"...3, 4, 5. Yeah, they're all here. So who the hell is this?"

[im_S.R.Nayak.]

The Glass be like " I am the real hero of this full show "

[isaz]

"OMG this is so unreal" Well if there wasn't glass it would get real.

[johnathanblauw]

Parents are thinking lion's interaction is cute and adorable when the lion is just like, "I really want a taste test of this thing, how do I get over there?"