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Incredible Act of Compassion: A Grieving Lioness Adopts a Young Antelope

October 30, 2023 by Pham Hien

Photographer Gordon Donovan took the amazing image of a lioness hugging an antelope.

You can see the lioness licking the baby antelope and holding it in a defensive position, seemingly shielding it from danger.

Lioness 'adopts' young springbok after her cubs are killed | Daily Mail  Online

She even protected it when a pair of lions approached in search of food.

Lioness 'adopts' young springbok after her cubs are killed | Daily Mail  Online

Mr Donovan said: ‘It was a strange but beautiful sight to behold. I was so excited for the lions, and when she got the springbok, I was waiting for the ki.ll.”

“But it never came and started cleaning the calf. It’s nature’s mysterious way, never knowing what will happen next. ”

Grieving lioness cares for adopted baby antelope in heartwarming pictures  after rival male kills her cubs | The Irish Sun

“She then protected her adopted springbok cubs from other lions. These are the moments I look for when I come to Africa.”Grieving lioness cares for adopted baby antelope in heartwarming pictures  after rival male kills her cubs | The Sun

The eerie sight went on for more than two hours while the photographer was touring the pride in Namibia’s Etosha National Park.

Apparently, the lioness was part of the pride that had been taken over by a new male, and so the dominant male ki.l.led the lionesses.

Although antelope is a natural prey for a lioness, this particularly grieving lioness seemed to treat it like one of her cubs.

Grieving lioness cares for adopted baby antelope in heartwarming pictures  after rival male kills her cubs | The Sun

 

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