Helpless Baby Monkey Clings to Its Mother’s lifeless Body Still in The Jaws Of A Leopard

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Despite being in great danger, a helpless baby monkey clung to its mother’s dead body as it hung from a leopard’s mouth. The heartbreaking scene happened when a leopard caught and killed a mother monkey. At the same time, her baby still clung to her body, not realizing its mother was already gone.

10 The tear-jerking moment was caught on camera by a wildlife photographer

The moment a leopard caught and killed an adult monkey with her baby still clinging to her lifeless body hanging from the leopard’s jaws was witnessed by Shafeeq Mulla, a 23-year-old wildlife photographer. The photographer took shots of a particular leopard in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.

The tear-jerking moment was caught on camera by a wildlife photographer

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9 Shafeeq and his friends were trailing a leopard named Olimba

Shafeeq and his friends had planned a long trip with a guide to look for a leopard named Olimba. They hoped to see her in action, and that’s exactly what they got. They went out early one morning to look for the same leopard which they had tried to trail a day before but failed to.

Shafeeq and his friends were trailing a leopard named Olimba

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8 A rare sight was in store for them

This time when they found her, they noticed she had killed a female vervet monkey and was carrying it in her mouth. However, something else caught their attention: the monkey’s baby, which was still hanging on for dear life. But where was it hanging? It was clinging to its mother’s dead body, which was being carried away by Olimba in her jaws.

A rare sight was in store for them

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