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This couple was on a game drive in the northern Botswana's Selinda area when they experienced something amazing. They were taking photographs when a big troop of baboons came charging through the bush. Two lionesses were nearby, and what happened next stunned the photographers.
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They held their breath as the innocent, frail baby stood before the lionesses.
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Miraculously, they didn't harm him. In fact…
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One lioness gently and curiously examined the baboon. He was frightened and hurt.
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She softly picked him up in her mouth and settled down over him, watching.
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The little one even tried to nuzzle the lion, not knowing what she was.
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This behavioral twist was stunning, but that wasn't even the most amazing part.
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Young male lions approached, and the lioness rejected their advances, causing a scene.
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That's when the baby baboon's father dashed in. He was waiting in a nearby tree, hoping to rescue his baby.
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So he snatched the little baboon, twisting away from the lionesses and bringing the baby back to a tree.
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The father baboon's heroism paid off. Once he bravely saved his baby, he made his way over to a shade tree and the rest of his troop. After a time, the photographers saw that he baby was safely nestled in his father's arms, resting.
It's hard to say what's more impressive: the lionesses gentle decision to protect the baby baboon or his father's incredible bravery and rescue mission.
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Credits: Viral Nova | National Geographic, Images by Evan Schiller
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