Tumbling bodies in the grass look like chaos, yet every clumsy swipe and botched pounce by a lion cub is a live-fire drill for adulthood. What reads as harmless play is in fact a dense training schedule, stacked hour after hour, long before the first serious hunt.Biologists describe this play as a rehearsal for motor control and sensory integration. As cubs chase, feint and wrestle, they refine ne...More