If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a lion cub carried around in mom’s mouth, now you know—it’s probably very slobbery.

The two African lionesses in this video are four to six years old, meaning they’ve almost certainly reproduced at least once. In fact, the first lioness appears to be lactating, so it’s likely her pride contains one or two cubs—who are being subjected to the same saliva-drenched treatment this GoPro received. (Watch what happens when you give a squirrel a GoPro.)

“They’re just picking up a suspicious object and carrying it somewhere they can inspect it further,” ecologist Craig Packer—who has spent years studying lions in Africa—explains by email. (Watch to learn why lions