patterdale666 1,620 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) World SEE IT: Lioness ‘adopts’ baby antelope in Uganda national park -- after EATING ITS MOTHER Nature photographer's wild photos show lioness in Uganda getting cozy with its tiny prey and eventually carrying it off by the scuff of its neck. By Philip Caulfield/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 12:10 PM Caters News Agency These amazing photographs show a lioness in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Naitonal Park nurturing an orphaned antelope after it had eaten its mother. Stunning photos shot by a Dutch nature photographer show a fierce lioness getting cuddly with a baby antelope -- moments after she finished feasting on the tiny creature's mother. Photographer Adri De Visser, 50, took the snaps in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, after travelling to the scene to shoot a few lions feeding on a kill. PHOTOS: ANIMAL ODD COUPLES "When I got there, I saw the lionesses feeding on a Uganda kob's (antelope's) carcass," he told Britain's Daily Mail. "I followed them for a while and they went up a tree to rest from the sun," he said. "I was watching them when I heard a noise. It was the kob's fawn that had been hiding in the long grass." De Visser said the cat eyed the antelope tyke for about 45 minutes but never pounced, even as the helpless little calf crawled between her legs "like it was trying to get its milk." Caters News Agency The unlucky little antelope didn't outrun the hungry lionesses - but somehow avoided ending up on the lunch menu. Suddenly, the rumble of a park ranger's motorcycle frightened the beasts, the shutterbug said. "So the lioness picked the fawn up by the neck and carried it off like one of its own," he said. "We heard from a group of tourists that the fawn was later spotted alive and well." Caters News Agency Photographer Adri De Visser said the lion eyed the antelope tyke for about 45 minutes. At one point, the little antelope walked between the lion's legs 'like it was trying to get its milk.' It wasn't the first time a predator has adopted its prey. In 2002, a lioness in made international news after rangers discovered her odd habit of adopting newborn antelopes.That heartwarming tale didn't end well. According to The New York Times, one of the babies starved to death, and the lioness ate it. Caters News Agency When a park ranger's motorcycle roared nearby, the lioness picked up the calf by the scruff of its Read more: http://www.nydailyne...0#ixzz28pwLsQJa Edited October 9, 2012 by patterdale666 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 It's just fattening it up lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 It's just fattening it up lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 truly amazing stuff.......... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,463 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Aye its just keeping it for pudding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdale666 1,620 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Thats it keepin it for later 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seang 163 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Prob keeping it as a toothpick or else Should have went to specsavers lol Edited October 13, 2012 by seang 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdale666 1,620 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 id say that toothpick is gone now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,869 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Clicked on the link and theres a dog missing half it's face Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdale666 1,620 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Clicked on the link and theres a dog missing half it's face where? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,869 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Clicked on the link and theres a dog missing half it's face where? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdale666 1,620 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thats a poxy lookin dog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnc. 36 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thats a poxy lookin dog It couldn't even bite someone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alimac 882 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Saw a similar thing on sky but with a leopard and a baby monkey. Nowt as strange as nature!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stewie 3,387 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Saw a similar thing on sky but with a leopard and a baby monkey. Nowt as strange as nature!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix0y9j32h70&feature=related 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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