Thank you for the responses to my post. I am getting over my initial shock over the loss. And I do understand that nature can sometimes seem very cruel - after all, look at the predator-prey relationship on which so many animals depend. Of course, in this case, the cub was not in a natural setting and was dependent upon the judgement of humans for his safety. But an accident could as easily have happened in the wild - and in the wild, much human cruelty takes wild animals, as humans poach and so forth. It's okay. I am feeling better today. It was just such a terrible and unexpected shock. I am glad to hear that the fur angels have adopted a lion for their friend. I hope he understands that he will have to curb his rambunctiousness just a bit in order to fit in with his new friends.