Amazing footage shot on safari captures the moment a lion attacked a young zebra, causing the mother zebra to step in to save her young.
Footage of the incident, which occurred in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, shows how the striped animal risked her life to scare the predator off.
The fierce battle broke out after a stampede of zebras and buffalos fled in fear after being crept up on by the hunting lioness.
But one zebra foal was unable to flee the scene quick enough and fell victim to the big cat.
The footage shows the lion pouncing on the foal’s rear-end before biting on its throat.
It then drags the screaming baby to the ground in a bid to finish it off.
But the youngster’s fearless mum has other ideas and runs to the foal’s rescue.
She headbutts the lion as it continues to bite on the creature’s windpipe.
The mum finally manages to force the big cat to release the baby, but the adult zebra is not finished.
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