New Delhi:
There’s nothing extra lovely than a mom’s love and solely the mom can go to any size for his or her youngsters. In a outstanding show of motherly love and braveness, a video is doing rounds of the web during which a mom leopard is seen combating a lion head-on, to avoid wasting her two cubs. The incident was recorded inside Serengeti Nationwide Park in Tanzania, by Carol and Bob, a pair on an African journey.
The video shared on October 24, by the YouTube channel “LatestSightings”, particulars the incident.
Carol and Bob, together with ranger Godliving Shoo, began a Safari journey, early within the morning. Godliving knew of a leopard denning within the space and thought it might be a good time to attempt to spot her. Earlier than they knew it, the duo noticed the leopard. And her two cubs doubled up because the cherry on high.
However one thing was off.
The leopard was seen standing on the highest of a rock, in a state of paranoia.
“The leopard was exterior her den when my husband noticed a lioness crouched only a few meters away, watching intently in the identical common course,” recalled Carol. “We initially thought two separate occasions have been unfolding — the leopard and her cubs, and the lioness watching the wildebeest within the distance. However as she crept ahead, we realised she was truly targeted on the leopards!”, she added.
The lion walked in. And the leopard jumped and went all in, with out worrying about her personal life. The fierce leopard kicked the lioness and made her soar again, holding her paw like an injured pet.
The cubs used this time to cover. When the lioness jumped again, the leopard too escaped.
In response to the report, the leopard needed to transfer her cubs twice that afternoon. “She did appear to be exhausted however was left with solely minor accidents. As for the lioness, she was left with a really sore leg.”