Like baby kittens and puppies, lion cubs are bornblind and don't open their eyes until about a week after birth. They start walking and crawling within just 2-4 days of being born! Their eyes only open 3-11 days after birth. Like humans, lion cubs are born without teeth. A female lion mother will leave her new cubs in a safe hiding place while she goes to hunt every day. She moves the cubs to new locations by carrying them in her mouth by the scruff of their necks.