Lions are without any doubt one of the fiercest and most powerful animals in the world. I bet all the other animals in the wilderness (and even in the zoo) fear them. And one of the main reason lions are so intimidating has to be the sounds they make. There’s nothing that compares with the roar of a lion, right? Even if that lion is behind a partition glass, if you hear that roar, your heart is bound to skip a beat. That being said, lions aren’t born with that roar!

They have to work for it, but the instinct is definitely there. And if the video below is any indication of the truth, lions start practicing their mighty roar very early on. The adorable tiny lion cub in the clip has already started to channel his inner Lion King by trying to let out a frightening roar.

But because he is only a few months old, he doesn’t quite know what to do. He’s far from having perfected his roar, but there’s no doubt he’ll figure it out sooner or later. Until then, let us enjoy his extreme cuteness. It’s kind of hard to believe this little ball of fur is going to turn into a fierce lion, right?