WILL YOU BE MY MUMMY? WOUNDED LIONMESS TAKES PITY ON ANTELOPE CALF AFTER KILLING ITS MOTHER

These touching photographs show a lioness adopting a helpless antelope calf – after she killed its mother. After killing and eating thi... thumbnail 1 summary

These touching photographs show a lioness adopting a helpless antelope calf – after she killed its mother.


After killing and eating this antelope’s mother, the lioness reacts to the baby kob’s arrival with a roar of suspicion
The intimidating beast had just finished devouring a Ugandan Kob, and had the wounds to show for it, when its terrified child emerged.
Instead of making the defenceless infant her dessert, however, the merciful creature took pity on it and carried it away to safety.
Photographer Adri De Visser, 50, captured this fascinating display of nature in its purest beauty at every stage.

Photographer Adri De Visser captured the heart-stopping episode at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
The lioness first stares at the calf in shock, before roaring angrily at it to make it go away.
Finally, her maternal instincts take over, and after batting the quivering calf with a paw, she picks up the orphaned baby and carries it off like one of her own cubs.
Other tourists in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, later reported seeing the calf running around unharmed, so its luck clearly held out.
‘One of the lionesses heard it too and came down from the tree.
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The pitying lioness gently pats at the innocent child of her prey from moments earlier
The fawn just stood there before running into the lioness. It went between its legs like it was trying to get its milk.
‘The lioness was really confused and they stood there for around 45 minutes.
‘Then a park ranger turned up on his motorbike which made a really loud noise, which I think frightened the animals.
‘So the lioness picked the fawn up by the neck and carried it off like one of its own.
‘We heard from a group of tourists that the fawn was later spotted alive and well.’
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