Exceptional cases in nature: when the lioness protects the little antelope out of love. The moving video.
Nature never ceases to amaze us, and most importantly, undermine the rules that we thought were immutable. In fact, there are no dogmas in nature: the only great strength is instinct and love.
And in the animal kingdom we can witness what we might call “miracles”. Yes, because we believe that the lion and the antelope are opposites: executioner and victim, predator and prey. And instead, it even shows us a video the love between a lioness and an antelope cub.
A moment of the moving video of the lioness and the antelope (Source TikTok @
khgmedia) – Velvetpets
Many documentaries have shown us how different species know how to welcome each other. How many mothers have suckled puppies of other breeds? But in the middle of the savannah, in Africa, a Lioness lovingly cares for a baby antelope it is something extraordinary. The cat feels maternal love stronger than the predatory instinct. Wonder of nature. And about love.
The lionesses and the cubs: an incredible love
The social organization of lions is strongly matriarchal. In fact, there only appears to be one male leader of the pack, the famous lion with his great mane, the king of the forest. Already why The predatory abilities of the females dictate the law. So much so that hunting is an all-female affair. So much so that the pack leader chooses the female with the most hunting experience as his mate.
Lionesses who have cubs arrange themselves in a manner kindergartens, where some adult females control each other’s offspring to take turns hunting. On the other hand, the small ones are a demanding business. For the first year they are completely dependent on their mother and for the next two years they stay close to her for lessons in hunting and defense. However, if they are males, their role is already established: they will control the territory.
The lioness and her cubs: a very strong bond – Velvetpets.it
Being a mother to a lioness is therefore a fundamental fact of society. The maternal instinct is highly developed. So much so that even children not your own, and even those of another species, can be taken under your protective care.
How it happened with that Lioness who adopted a leopard cub in Ngorongoro Park, Tanzania. Or witness a lioness stop when she realizes the antelope she was chasing is pregnant. A maternal behavior that even leads to the adoption of prey.
The moving video of the lioness and the baby antelope
A few cases have been documented Lioness “adopted” a gazelle cub. The most striking case occurred in the Samburu reserve in Kenya, where the Kamuniak lioness, sterile since birth, adopted an antelope cub. She wanted it so badly that she snatched it from her birth mother.
He then defended it from the attacks of other predators. Especially the other lions. That they didn’t just want to eat it, they wanted to get rid of the intruder. And unfortunately they succeeded. The lioness initially responded by attempting to attack the lion, which had taken advantage of her moment of distraction, and then disappeared for a few weeks. A story that moves the rangers who observed this extraordinary behavior.
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And another video shows a Lioness protects a small antelope from hunting his fellow human beings. A protective maternal instinct that rules over the differences between species, prey and predator. Because if there is one force that is mightier than anything else, it is motherly love.