The tragic moment that a giraffe gave her life to save her young is captured in these heartrending pictures. The breathtaking images were captured in Kᴇɴʏᴀ’s Olare Motorogi Conservancy.
The photos, which were taken by 38-year-old wildlife photographer James Nampaso, depict a lion attempting to charge at a young giraffe. The calf’s protective mother, however, moved into the lion’s path to try and ward it off.
James said, “It was a life event he had never seen before.” The giraffe calf was surrounded by the hungry lion pride, which evidently saw it as easy food.
The feast wasn’t as simple to come by as they had anticipated, though, for the brave mother put up an incredible ғɪɢʜᴛ by putting herself in the way of the lions and her young child. Once while she was being ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋed by a lion, she flung him off like a rodeo performance. But the predators were unaffected by that. The pride quickly succeeded in bringing the calf to the ground and ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀing it.
According to James, the lions were trying to separate the mother and young, and when they finally succeeded, they ᴋɪʟʟed the baby. Although it is normal, it is nevertheless incredibly distressing.
Source: https://dailylifeworld.com
