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VIDEO: Denver Zoo's New Lion Cub Rolls Around In Den

DENVER (CBS4) - The Denver Zoo shared a behind-the-scenes video of the lion cub born last month that proves cats don't always land on their feet!

Lion Cub Update: Week 3

Stop whatever you're doing because we've got another #cubdate for ya! Still behind-the-scenes, our bouncing (rolling, really) baby boy is now 3 weeks old and weighs just shy of 8lbs. Our little adventurer has figured out how to leave the den box and goes on wanders until mom brings him back inside. As for the pride, cub and mom can now see Tobias, Kamara and Sabi through mesh, and the grownups are obsessed with the cub. Stay tuned for more updates, including how YOU can help us name him!

Posted by Denver Zoo on Tuesday, August 20, 2019

"Still behind-the-scenes, our bouncing (rolling, really) baby boy is now 3 weeks old and weighs just shy of 8lbs.," zoo officials said.

Keepers said their "little adventurer" has figured out how to leave the den box and wanders around until his mom brings him back inside.

The cub and his mom, Neliah, can now see the other members of the pride -- Tobias, Kamara and Sabi -- through mesh, and keepers say the grownups are "obsessed with the cub."

The zoo also announced Tuesday that they plan to let the public help name the little guy, but the full details have not been announced yet.

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