Mother Cheetah Chases Away Male Lion Who Is 3 Times Her Weight And Trying To Eat Her Cubs

Mothers do not leave their children. This is so true with this mom cheetah, whose heroics have been caught on video camera as she disregarded her security to protect her cubs from a large male lion.

Professional Photographer Kisemei Saruni, 35, was able to capture the minute in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. He was stunned!

“I got on an usual drive scenic tour when we were observing a leopard and also her pups when a male lion arised out of a bush not far from us,” stated Saruni, that stopped his car 130 meters away.

From the photos, the lurking 330lb lion was 3 times bigger than the cheetah, yet the mommy seemed not to fret about it whatsoever.

The lion was strolling around his area waiting on the target when he detected the cheetah and also her cubs. His plan was to divide the mommy from her children, and also it seemed that the seeker could do it effortlessly.

First, mom cheetah surrendered as well as ran away, yet it was not long prior to she returned to the table going after the killer away. She wound up becoming the seeker and also causing the larger feline to leave. Usually, a cheetah chase covers 200-300 meters in less than a min. They can rise fully rate of 3 strides a second, 7 meters per stride.

Making certain that the danger had gone, the cheetah returned to her cubs and also adopted a protective setting next to them.