Park manager Gary Gilmour said: “Even though she is a wee cutie, keepers had to use a hessian sack to help with the weigh-in, as even at five weeks old she is a real handful and can still give a nasty scratch.”
Karis was born on September 10 to mother Teekay and father Dudley. Big sister Libby was born two years ago. The cub will grow to around 150kg and brings the Blair Drummond pride to eight lions in total.
Head keeper Brian Reid said: “Teekay and Karis have been bonding in the house next door to the main pride, so everyone knows there is a new kid on the block, but we just want to make sure that Karis is a good size before we mix her with the rest of pride.”
