Unfortunately, lions continue to be killed for their fur and teeth and their survival is also threatened due to the continued destruction of their habitat, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. While out on a safari drive in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, Shalin Fernando (33) captured this interesting interaction between a female lioness and her cub being interrogated by a pack of wild dogs. Pia Dierckx, 48, is a photographer from Antwerp, Belgium, He had been trailing the pride and was observing the lioness as. Luckily the story had a happy ending because all the lionesses and cubs made it safely to the other bank," Dietckx said. This is the amazing moment a mother lion took a beating from a pack of African wild dogs in order to protect her cub. Lioness Attacks Crocodile to Protect Cubs (VIDEO) A photographer in Africa was able to capture the moment a lioness 'sprang' into action to fight a crocodile that was posing a threat to her cubs as the pride crossed a river. "It was only after checking my pictures on the camera viewer that I really realized what I had witnessed.
The photographer explained that the exchange only lasted for a matter of seconds and did not even know what happened until she took a moment to view the pictures herself. "Luckily for the lioness the crocodile did not have an opportunity to do the death roll because her mouth was kept closed between the front legs of the lioness," Dierckx added.Īfter the quick encounter the lioness led her cubs to the safety of the river bank while the crocodile left the area to find an easier meal. The lioness had spotted the crocodile moving in closer to her traveling cubs and in a split second jumped on top of the croc, biting the reptile on the mouth and then forcing it underwater. "I watched a lioness carefully move out into the channel and then there was a huge splash in the water," she told . Elsa Pataky shows off her very toned bottom in a G-string bikini as she frolics by the pool of her 22m Byron Bay mansion while husband Chris Hemsworth films his new movie in LA 'Style has the. While the waters may have been calm, they were anything but safe and Dierckx explained that she was caught off guard when she heard a big splash. Pia Dierckx, 48, is a photographer from Antwerp, Belgium, He had been trailing the pride and was observing the lioness as they got ready to cross a small river in Botswana. Find & Download Free Graphic Resources for Lioness Protecting Lion.
A photographer in Africa was able to capture the moment a lioness "sprang" into action to fight a crocodile that was posing a threat to her cubs as the pride crossed a river.
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