Dear Meditator Tiger, Well now first of all we need to make it clear that in our eyeses, Spotty was PERFECT at our cave. We have developed a soft spot for him, so as far as we are concerned, he can do no wrong. Please bring him over in the morning to play with the cubs. Ramanatha Brahmachari has gotten into the habit of not only bringing Bhagavan some nice coffee from town, but also bringing some up to our cave. I am sure you will like it. It is not too strong, but very flavoursome.
And who can blame Spotty for wanting to spend his entire cubhood on Bhagavan's lap? What creature in their right mind wouldn't?
As for why we have no markings, we simply do not know! But the littlest lion cub sees no reason to dash about being just one colour... no matter where I hide the pens (even in tiny cracks up near the ceiling of our cave, or in hollow trees, or under rocks) he finds them and draws patterns all over his golden fur.
love, the lions
PS : we loved this photo of Spotty kissing Bhagavan's Feet so could not resist posting it.