--- title: Watch This Tiny Lion Cub Attempt The Cutest of Roars description: Not all lions roar loudly, as the adorable lion cub in this clip shows canonical: https://time.com/4049581/cute-lion-cub-roar/ author: Joanna Plucinska article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-25T02:53:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:57.919Z og:title: Watch This Tiny Lion Cub Attempt The Cutest of Roars og:description: For now, he better count on his cuteness to get him by. og:url: https://time.com/4049581/cute-lion-cub-roar/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch This Tiny Lion Cub Attempt The Cutest of Roars twitter:description: For now, he better count on his cuteness to get him by. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch This Tiny Lion Cub Attempt The Cutest of Roars by [Joanna Plucinska](https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Sep 25, 2015 2:53 AM UTC by [Joanna Plucinska](https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Sep 25, 2015 2:53 AM UTC This adorable lion cub shows that even the mightiest hunter comes from some pretty meek beginnings. The little guy’s attempt at a ferocious and terrifying howl manifests itself in the smallest, most charming of squeaks. As he tries harder to strike fear into the hearts of those watching, this real-life Simba only makes himself seem less threatening with his little yelps. We’re sure his roar will be mighty as ever some day. For now, though, he better count on his cuteness to get him by. ### See Adorable Puppies Shaking Their Fur  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Annie - 7 weeks, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Koda - 20 weeks, Pomeranian Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Hans - 12 weeks, Boxer Pit Mix Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Cloud - 8 weeks, Shar Pei Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Josie - 12 weeks, Boxer Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Meatball - 10 weeks, Pit Bull Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson  Vincent - 8 weeks, Dachshund Carli Davidson ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4049581/cute-lion-cub-roar/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4049581/cute-lion-cub-roar/"},"headline":"Watch This Tiny Lion Cub Attempt The Cutest of Roars","datePublished":"2015-09-25T02:53:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:57.919Z","description":"Even the King of the Jungle has to start somewhere","url":"https://time.com/4049581/cute-lion-cub-roar/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","cute","baby","video"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4049581/cute-lion-cub-roar/","name":"Watch This Tiny Lion Cub Attempt The Cutest of Roars"}}]}] ```