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    Mufasa and Simba, is that you? According to the (U.K.) Daily Mail, photographer Suzi Eszterhas caught this heart-melting first meeting between a male lion cub and his dad. Eszaterhas has been following a lioness and her cubs around Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve since the babies were 3 weeks old. The photographer's dedication allowed her to capture the moment when the lioness decided her 7-week-old cubs were ready to meet the rest of the pride, including their father. 

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    MANE ENVY

    While the cub was hesitant about his big cat daddy at first, the little one soon warmed up and got a close look at his father's luxurious locks.

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    KISS KISS

    The cub's mother kept a close eye on the exchange, but she didn't have much to worry about. Pretty soon, the pair were exchanging kisses. 

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    LITTLE LION, BIG BITES

    Those kisses transformed into loves bites, which Dad wasn't quite so enchanted by.

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