As if instinctually, the baby held onto the lioness tight and appeared to be unafraid as she cradled him between her paws.
Two male lions soon stalked over to examine the baby baboon, but the lionesses chased them away, perhaps protecting the baby!
A male baboon who had been watching from a nearby tree, then saw the opportunity to save the baby from the lion’s den, so to speak. He swooped in, grabbed the baby and took him back to the troop.
A little while after the baby was rescued, Evan and Lisa saw him back in his father’s arms.“No matter what,” Lisa told National Geographic. “The young baboon remains an inspiration to me and a reminder, that life is fragile and no matter how much we fight to control its outcome, all we can do is live in the moment.”
