A stunning reaction from a leopard when she discovers baby monkey

Thuan San
By Thuan San
February 11, 2017Videos
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A stunning reaction from a leopard when she discovers baby monkey

A leopard had just killed a monkey and was preparing to have her supper, but unexpectedly, she discovered a baby monkey-who had fallen from his mother’s back when the leopard had dispatched her prey.

She glanced at the baby monkey once and decided to remain with it, to protect it from a nearby hyena.  She did not let the baby monkey out of her sight.  First, she followed the baby monkey and even pulled it off the tree trunk. Then, she carried the baby in her mouth wherever she went. And the baby monkey took the leopard as her surrogate mother. There was a moment the leopard went through a terrible test of conflicted interests, but her maternal instinct won the battle.

Sadly, this story does not have a happy ending.  The next morning, the little monkey showed no sign of life; perhaps, it was too small to survive without its mother.  The whole incredible interaction was filmed by a film crew.

When the leopard found the little monkey had died, she moved on.

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